CHAPTER ONE. The Nature of Rhythm

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface v
3. Contents vii
4. List of Tables ix
5. List of Figures xi
6. Abstract 1
7. Introduction 3
8. PART I. Historical Survey
9. CHAPTER ONE. The Nature of Rhythm 9
10. CHAPTER TWO. A Survey of English Speech Rhythm Studies 22
11. CHAPTER THREE. (a) The Work of Some Experimental Phoneticians on Stress 58
12. CHAPTER THREE. (b) The Characteristic Features of Stress-timed Rhythm 86
13. PART II. Investigations
14. CHAPTER FOUR. Auditory Perception Test 93
15. CHAPTER FIVE. A Physiological View of Stress Patterning and Pause Placement 106
16. CHAPTER SIX. Acoustic Parameters 135
17. PART III. Evaluation of an Experimental Programme
18. CHAPTER SEVEN. (a) ThePre-test 159
19. CHAPTER SEVEN. (b) The Programme 164
20. CHAPTER SEVEN.(c) Post-test 186
21. CHAPTER EIGHT. Conclusion 192
22. APPENDIX I 200
23. APPENDIX II 205
24. Notes 209
25. Bibliography 224