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Resolution and mora counting in Old English

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2008

Seiichi Suzuki
Seiichi Suzuki
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The Institute for Advanced Studies in the HumanitiesThe University of EdinburghEdinburgh EH8 9NW, UK
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Abstract

The operation and suspension of resolution in Old English meter, generalized as Kaluza's Law, is shown to be based on mora counting; -VC(C), -VV(C), and -VCV count as bimoric, while -VCVC(C) and -VCVV(C) are trimoric. The maximum moric value of a syllable is two. The proposed mora-based analysis leads to an improved account of a number of phonological processes in pre- and Early Old English.

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Research Article
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Journal of Germanic Linguistics , Volume 7 , Issue 1 , January 1995 , pp. 1 - 28
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Copyright © Society for Germanic Linguistics 1995

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