Metrical rules and the notion of ‘maximum’ : a reply to Derek Attridge

Fabb, Nigel (2003) Metrical rules and the notion of ‘maximum’ : a reply to Derek Attridge. Language and Literature, 12 (1). pp. 73-80. ISSN 0963-9470

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Abstract

Attridge (2003) is in effect an argument against generative metrics, focusing on the notion of ‘stress maximum’. He argues that ‘stress maximum’ is inadequate on its own terms, which I will show is incorrect when we use a fuller definition (based on the original definition from Halle and Keyser, 1966). His solution is to present metre as control directly over the phonetics of the text, but I will show that metre controls metrical elements (maxima) rather than phonetic elements (stressed syllables).

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  • Item type:Article
    ID code:39994
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    February 2003
    Published
    Keywords:generative metrics, stress maximum, phonetics, syllables, Language and Literature, Linguistics and Language, Language and Linguistics, Literature and Literary Theory
    Subjects:Language and Literature
    Department:Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > School of Humanities > English
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:12 Jun 2012 14:46
    Last modified:20 Jan 2021 20:09
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/39994
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