Accent and rhythm : prosodic features of Latin and Greek : a study in theory and reconstruction
1973, 1st edition. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #392565
ISBN: 0521200989
Series: Cambridge Studies in Linguistics ; 12. Physical description: xiv, 394 pages ; 24 cm. ISBN. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-389) and index. Contents: Machine derived contents note: Preface; Part I. The General and Theoretical Background: 1. 'Prosody' and 'prosodies': the historical setting; 2. Grammatical considerations; 3. The Syllable: vowels and consonants; 4. Length and quantity; 5. Stress; 6. Pitch; 7. Accent; 8. Rhythm; 9. Metre; Part II. The Prosodies of Latin: 10. Syllable structure: quantity and length; 11. Word juncture; 12. Accent; Part III. The Prosodies of Greek: 13. Syllable structure: quantity and length; 14. Word juncture; 15. Accent; 16. Stress; Appendix; Index. Subjects: Classical languages; Metrics and rhythmics; Latin language Metrics and rhythmics; Greek language Metrics and rhythmics; Classical poetry Versification; Prosody.
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