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 (https://doi.org/10.1177/096394700301200106)

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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Fabb, Nigel ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4820-7612

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  Item type:	Article
  ID code:	39994
  Dates:	Date Event February 2003 Published
  Subjects:	Language and Literature
  Department:	Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > Humanities > English
  Depositing user:	Pure Administrator
  Date deposited:	12 Jun 2012 14:46
  Last modified:	31 Jan 2025 06:29
  URI:	https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/39994