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2013 | 3(6) cz.1 | 31-50

Article title

Phonological and Morphological Means Compensating for Non-Metricality in 19th-Century Czech Verse

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Title variants

PL
Fonologiczne i morfologiczne sposoby rekompensowania niemetryczności w XIX-wiecznym wierszu czeskim

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Abstracts

EN
Drawing on an analysis of 70,000 verse lines by twelve selected authors, the study attempts to analyze the context in which violations of the metrical norm in 19th-century Czech syllabotonic (i.e. accentual-syllabic) trochee and iamb occur. First, basic information concerning Czech quantity and stress is provided; next, attention is turned to the history of 19th-century Czech verse, especially with regard to the prosodic struggles between the supporters of syllabotonic and quantitative versification. The main aim is to examine whether the violation of a metrical norm may result in compensation for this violation, either by quantity or a prepositional phrase. The study demonstrates that: i) the distribution of long syllables in n-syllable units of 19th-century Czech verse is not accidental, ii) the violation of a metrical norm is compensated for by quantity or a preposition; iii) the preference for a specific compensation type depends on additional factors, e.g. the author’s style or the historical context, i.e. on an overall tolerance for the frequency of violation of the metrical norm.

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31-50

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published
2019-10-01

Contributors

  • Czeska Akademia Nauki
  • Czeska Akademia Nauki

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bwmeta1.element.ojs-issn-2658-2503-year-2013-issue-3_6__cz_1-article-227
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