The Rhythm of English Prose

Aberystwyth accent actually approximately articulation auditory average bars beat characteristic coincides conscious consider considerable consonants definite difference difficult elements English language equal examine experimental experiments Ezra Pound fact favour glottal stop grammatical connexion grammatical cut groups containing hypothesis of isochronism important impression increase Jones kymograph length lengthening less limits logical maximum mean measurements method Moreover nature normal noticed number of groups number of syllables objective isochronism observed obtained occurs ordinary speech oscillograph passage patterns perceive phoneticians phrase plosion plosive point of view possible pressure probably problem prose realized relative duration rhythm of English rhythmic scheme rhythmic unit Roudet S.II second syllable seems sentence recorded short vowel significant similar Song of Songs speaker standard deviation standard error stress-groups stressed syllable subjects syllables beginning Table tambour tendency texts tinkle tion tracings unstressed vary Verrier verse voiced consonant word writer ΟΙ