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word-foot theory: a standalone construct

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the theory that Old English verse feet are modeled on the stress patterns of actual words, which accounts for the permitted verse types.

In poetics, word-foot theory refers to the theory that Old English verse feet are modeled on the stress patterns of actual words, which accounts for the permitted verse types. This meaning comes from Russom (1987) in Old English meter and linguistic theory.[1]

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References

  1. Russom, G. (1987). Old English meter and linguistic theory. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521131094

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