A cognitive analysis of metrical irregularities in the 'Omega sigma pi epsilon rho xi epsilon nu omicron tau' book epigrams

Autor: Boeten, Julie, Janse, Mark
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: BYZANTINE AND MODERN GREEK STUDIES
ISSN: 0307-0131
1749-625X
Popis: This article considers the variation in the meters of the ὥσπερ ξένοι epigrams collected in the Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams (DBBE). In its canonical form, these epigrams follow a dodecasyllabic metrical pattern. The seemingly unmetrical decasyllabic and decatetrasyllabic variants are explained from a cognitive-linguistic perspective as the pairing of different cola – 5+5 and 7+7 instead of the usual 7+5 or 5+7. From this perspective, cola can be equated with the cognitive ‘idea’ or ‘intonation units’ (IUs) used in ordinary speech.
Databáze: OpenAIRE