Vowel undersong : Studies of vocalic timbre and chroneme patterning in German lyric poetry

Linguistic variation is a topic of ongoing interest to the field. Its description and its explanations continue to intrigue scholars from many different backgrounds. By taking a deliberately broad perspective on the matter, covering not only crosslinguistic and diachronic but also intralinguistic and interspeaker variation and examining phenomena ranging from negation over connectives to definite articles in well- and lesser-known languages, the volume furthers our understanding of variation in general. The papers offer new insights into, among other things, the theoretical notion of comparative concepts, the social or mental nature of language structure, the areal factor in lexical typology and the diachronic implications of semantic maps. The collection will thus be of relevance to typologists and historical linguists, as well as to people studying variation within the areas of cognitive and functional linguistics. Preface Contents Introduction PART I. The First Voice Vowel Timbre Echoes in German Verse CHAPTER 1. Vowel Echo Patterns Within the Verse CHAPTER 2. Interlinear Echoes CHAPTER 3. Patterned Tonality PART II. Chroneme Patterning Introduction CHAPTER 4. The Nature of Vowel Length CHAPTER 5. Problems of Method in Verse Study CHAPTER 6. Chronemes and Stress Points CHAPTER 7. Ditonic Rhythmemes CHAPTER 8. Quantitative verse configuration Notes APPENDIX. Individual Configuration Hierarchies Signs and Symbols Bibliography Index Robert P. Newton. Bibliography: P. [437]-443.