The linguistic elements of Old Germanic metre: phonology, metrical theory, and the development of alliterative verse

<p>I examine those linguistic features of Old English and Old Norse which serve as the basic elements for the metrical systems of those languages. I begin with a critical survey of recent work on Old English metrical theory in chapter 1, which suggests that the four-position and word-foot theo...

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Main Author: Goering, N
Other Authors: Lahiri, A
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2016
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