Universal 1710:

Universal 1710:

Original

The Attractiveness of Rhymes:
A rhyme is the more attractive: (a) the more heavily its syllable is accented relative to the following syllable, (b) the shorter it is, and (c) the less the Consonantal Strength of its elements is, especially towards its offset.

Standardized

The Attractiveness of Rhymes:
A rhyme is the more attractive: (a) the more heavily its syllable is accented relative to the following syllable, (b) the shorter it is, and (c) the less the Consonantal Strength of its elements is, especially towards its offset.

Keywords

syllable, rhyme, consonant, strength, sonority, complexity, accent

Domain

prosodic phonology

Type

implication

Status

achronic

Quality

statistical

Basis

languages mentioned in Vennemann 1988, with special reference to German, Germanic, Italian, and Latin

Source

Vennemann 1988: 61

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