W. Sidney Allen, Allen W. Sidney

Accent and Rhythm

Prosodic Features of Latin and Greek: A Study in Theory and Reconstruction

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This is a book of permanent importance for students of classical languages and literatures.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 412
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Dezember 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 666g
• ISBN-13: 9780521108591
• ISBN-10: 0521108594
• Artikelnr.: 26009322

Inhaltsangabe

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.