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diaeresis: a standalone construct

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Prosody and metrics

A metrical break where a foot boundary coincides with a word boundary

In prosody and metrics, diaeresis is the coincidence of a foot boundary with a word boundary, which produces a metrical break. This meaning comes from West (1982) in Greek metre. Here diaeresis is not the pronunciation of two adjacent vowels as separate syllables, nor the surgical division of tissues.[1]

Unit: a break point
Recovery means: scansion of the line
Measured by: position in the line

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boundary4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs break2 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs division4 fields · 7 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs

References

West, M. L. (1982). Greek metre. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198140184

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