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Rhythmic Grammar

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Author : Julia Schlüter
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Release Date : 2009-07-29

Rhythmic Grammar written by Julia Schlüter and has been published by Walter de Gruyter this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-07-29 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

This groundbreaking book highlights a phonological preference, the Principle of Rhythmic Alternation, as a factor in grammatical variation and change in English from the early modern period to the present. Though frequently overlooked in earlier research, the phonetically motivated avoidance of adjacent stresses is shown to exert an influence on a wide variety of phenomena in morphology and syntax. Based on in-depth analyses of extensive electronic databases, the book presents 20 exemplary studies from different structural categories. Among them are much-debated as well as novel issues, including the double comparative worser, 'predicative only' a- adjectives, variant past participles, the placement of the degree modifier quite, the order of conjuncts in binomials, the negation of attributive adjectives and sentence adverbs, variable adverbial marking, the use or omission of the infinitive marker, and the a- prefix before - ing forms. The studies provide qualitative and quantitative evidence of the importance of rhythmic alternation in synchronic variation as well as diachronic change, without neglecting interactions with a set of competing functional tendencies. Thus, the book contributes essential aspects to the description and explanation of the phenomena considered, calling for a fundamental revision of current thinking about the interface between phonology and morphosyntax. In addition, the empirical findings are brought to bear on theoretical discussions of more general interest, yielding a critical assessment of the merits and limitations of two nonmodular linguistic theories: Optimality Theory and spreading activation models. The latter type is developed into a comprehensive conception integrating functional factors such as the Principle of Rhythmic Alternation in an overarching framework for language variation and change. The wide range of subject areas covered makes the volume essential reading and a source of inspiration for linguists with interests as diverse as the phonology-morphosyntax interface, English grammar, the history of English, functional linguistics, Optimality Theory, as well as neuro- and psycholinguistics.

Rhythmic Grammar

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Author : Julia SchlÃ1⁄4ter
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Release Date : 2005

Rhythmic Grammar written by Julia SchlÃ1⁄4ter and has been published by Walter de Gruyter this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with English language categories.

Focusing on the frequently neglected influence of rhythm on variation and change in English grammar, this book provides a groundbreaking study of interactions at the interface between phonology and morphosyntax. It refines available descriptions of grammatical phenomena by examining the explanatory force of the avoidance of adjacent stressed syllables. The main, empirical part presents twenty detailed analyses of a representative set of structures, most of them combining a synchronic and a diachronic perspective. The analysis is based on an extensive collection of electronic corpora covering the sixteenth to twentieth centuries. A theoretical discussion of implications for linguistic models such as Optimality Theory and spreading activation networks rounds off the volume.

Rhythm In Cognition And Grammar

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Author : Ralf Vogel
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2015-03-10

Rhythm In Cognition And Grammar written by Ralf Vogel and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-10 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

The book contains a collection of papers dealing with the question of how rhythm shapes language. Until now, therewas no comprehensive theory that addressed these findings adequately. By bringing together researchers from many different fields, this book will make a first attempt to fill this gap.

Rhythmic Influence On Grammar

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Author : Julia Schlüter
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023

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Rhythm In Cognition And Grammar

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Author : Ralf Vogel
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2015-03-10

The Rhythm And Intonation Of Spoken English

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Author : Kenneth Harold Albrow
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1968

The Rhythm And Intonation Of Spoken English written by Kenneth Harold Albrow and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1968 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

Language And Rhythm In Plautus

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Author : Benjamin Fortson
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Release Date : 2008-12-10

Language And Rhythm In Plautus written by Benjamin Fortson and has been published by Walter de Gruyter this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-12-10 with Literary Criticism categories.

The plays of Plautus have long been recognized as a unique mine of information about the spoken Latin of the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC. But detailed and up-to-date linguistic treatments of the Plautine meters and other phenomena in his plays have hitherto been lacking. This book seeks to remedy that gap by presenting a series of case-studies to glean information about the synchronic grammar of Plautine Latin, in particular the rhythmic organization of Latin speech and the effects of syntactic processes on Latin prosodic phonology. Some of the topics, such as enjambement and the aphaeresis of “est”, have never before received such treatment, while others, such as Meyer’s and Luchs’s laws, split resolutions, and iambic shortening, are provided a firmer linguistic footing, and fuller discussion of allied issues, than hitherto. Topics in Italic syntax (such as the syntactic structure of adpositional phrases and their history) and in Indo-European morphophonology (such as the prosodic status of finite verbs) are dealt with as well, as is an investigation into the effects of pragmatics on the rhythmic organization of phrases. The book will be of interest to classicists, comparative philologists, and general linguists.

The Original Rhythmical Grammar Of The English Language

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Author : James Chapman
language : en
Publisher: Georg Olms Verlag
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The Original Rhythmical Grammar Of The English Language written by James Chapman and has been published by Georg Olms Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Elocution categories.

Wave Forms

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Author : James H. Bunn
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 2002

Wave Forms written by James H. Bunn and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

In this daring book, the author proposes that artistic and literary forms can be understood as modulations of wave forms in the physical world. By the phrase "natural syntax," he means that physical nature enters human communication literally by way of a transmitting wave frequency. This premise addresses a central question about symbolism in this century: How are our ideas symbolically related to physical reality? The author outlines a theory of communication in which nature is not reached by reference to an object; rather, nature is part of the message known only tacitly as the wavy carrier of a sign or signal. One doesn't refer to nature, even though one might be aiming to; one refers with nature as carrier vehicle. The author demonstrates that a natural language of transmission has an inherent physical syntax of patterned wave forms, which can also be described as certain "laws of form"a phrase used by D'Arcy Thompson, L. L. Whyte, Noam Chomsky, and Stephen Jay Gould. He describes a syntax inherent in natural languages that derives from the rhythmic form of a propelling wave. Instead of the "laws" of a wave's form, however, the author speaks of its elements of rhythmic composition, because "rythmos" means "wave" in Greek and because "composition" describes the creative process across the arts. In pursuing a philosophy of rhythmic composition, the author draws on cognitive science and semiotics. But he chiefly employs symmetry theory to describe the forms of art, and especially the patterns of poetry, as structures built upon the natural syntax of wave forms. Natural syntax, it turns out, follows a fascinating group of symmetry transformations that derive from wave forms.

Gesang Rhythmen Und Reime

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Author : Lonnie Dai Zovi
language : de
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000-01-01

Gesang Rhythmen Und Reime written by Lonnie Dai Zovi and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-01-01 with categories.

The bookGesang, Rhythmen und Reime and its attached CD is a collection of musically accompanied rhythmic recitations (chants) designed for learning German in or out of the classroom. Traditional waltzes and polkas and other lively modern rhythms accompany the chants that teach grammar and vocabulary and general fluency. Now German students of all ages can learn the language they love through the exciting and effective vehicle of music. The book contains the words to the 19 chants, fill in the blank pages and other exercises. Great for 5th grade through early college.

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