Old English Meter and Linguistic Theory
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11114467 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephen D Spangehl (corresponding author), Geoffrey Russom |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 427 |
| Publication date | 1990-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Language (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0097-8507 • E-ISSN: 1535-0665 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/414925 |
| OpenAlex | W1965370240 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 2 |
Preface Introduction 1. The foot 2. The verse 3. Light feet and extrametrical words 4. Interpretation of ambiguous linguistic material 5. Relative frequency and metrical complexity 6. Hypermetrical verses 7. Alliteration 8. Metrical subordination within the foot 9. Words of classes B and C 10. Rules and exceptions 11. Overview Appendix: rule summary Notes Works cited Beowulf verses of special interest Index
Astronomy · Linguistics · Metre · Physics · Theoretical linguistics · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Linguistics and language evolution · Mathematics · Medieval Literature and History · Philosophy
Large-scale quantitative profiling of the Old English verse tradition
Gerard Manley Hopkins' sprung rhythm
Linguistic Givens and Metrical Codes
Syllable Cut Prosody in Early Middle English
A Parametric Theory of Poetic Meter
The Meter of Tohono O'odham Songs
Three-Position Verses in Beowulf and Genesis A
Open Syllable Lengthening in Middle Dutch
Old English Metrical History and the Composition of Widsið
The Evolution of Verse Structure in Old and Middle English Poetry
Early Celtic metre at Vergiate and Prestino
| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,37 |
| Citation span | 1996 - 2019 (24) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |