Foreword

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Foreword V
3. Contents XI
4. Chapter I. Introduction 1
5. Chapter II. Noise and Tone 8
6. Chapter III. Pitch 12
7. Chapter IV. Tone Quality 38
8. Chapter V. The Quality of Vowel Sounds 43
9. Chapter VI. Intensity 61
10. Chapter VII. Genetic Aspects of Rhythm 65
11. Chapter VIII. Time 80
12. Chapter IX. Rhythm Defined 95
13. Chapter X. Duration 103
14. Chapter XI. Accent 122
15. Chapter XII. The Phrase: Its Nature and Its Length 144
16. Chapter XIII. Rhyme and the Line: Their Relation to the Phrase 160
17. Chapter XIV. The Structure of the Foot: Accent, Duration, and Pitch in the General Process of Time Synthesis 168
18. Chapter XV. The Content of the Phrase 193
19. Chapter XVI. The Rhythm of Prose 199
20. Chapter XVII. Scansion 211
21. Chapter XVIII. Summary 213
22. Appendix 219
23. Index 221