A New Look at Old English Metrics
In this paper I propose a scansion of Old English alliterative poetry in terms of a binary branching template. The analysis builds on work by Halle and Keyser (1971) and Maling (1971), but has two advantages over these analyses: (a) it provides a natural explanation of many apparently irregular vers...
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| description | In this paper I propose a scansion of Old English alliterative poetry in terms of a binary branching template. The analysis builds on work by Halle and Keyser (1971) and Maling (1971), but has two advantages over these analyses: (a) it provides a natural explanation of many apparently irregular verses, and (b) it makes more accurate predictions of the relative frequencies of different verse types. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d6305bb45e5d4b5ab8ac34eb472362bb2022-12-22T02:54:11ZengUniversity of KansasKansas Working Papers in Linguistics2378-76001989-01-01149311810.17161/KWPL.1808.570A New Look at Old English MetricsHuettner, Alison K.In this paper I propose a scansion of Old English alliterative poetry in terms of a binary branching template. The analysis builds on work by Halle and Keyser (1971) and Maling (1971), but has two advantages over these analyses: (a) it provides a natural explanation of many apparently irregular verses, and (b) it makes more accurate predictions of the relative frequencies of different verse types.http://hdl.handle.net/1808/570English language-- Old English. Ca. 450-1100-- Versification |
| spellingShingle | Huettner, Alison K. A New Look at Old English Metrics Kansas Working Papers in Linguistics English language-- Old English. Ca. 450-1100-- Versification |
| title | A New Look at Old English Metrics |
| title_full | A New Look at Old English Metrics |
| title_fullStr | A New Look at Old English Metrics |
| title_full_unstemmed | A New Look at Old English Metrics |
| title_short | A New Look at Old English Metrics |
| title_sort | new look at old english metrics |
| topic | English language-- Old English. Ca. 450-1100-- Versification |
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