Cantinelas and sayings: Some metric questions

Authors

  • Esteban Torre Universidad de Sevilla

Keywords:

nursery rhymes, sing-song pieces, common sayings, popular verses, syllabication, rhyme

Abstract

At the outset of every metrical study, the task of syllabic computation becomes inevitable. In children’s games, involving counting and tossing for it, the phenomenon of syllabication arises spontaneously, while eventually leading on to an appeal to rhyme. Rhyme, usually consonant-based, also tends to be common in political whoops and slogans, as well as in popular sayings and sing-song pieces. Syllabication and rhyme, hark back to the acoustic and memorizable origins of the linguistic sign itself.

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Published

2021-12-03

How to Cite

Torre, E. . (2021). Cantinelas and sayings: Some metric questions. Rhythmica. Revista Española de Métrica Comparada, (VI), 271–282. Retrieved from https://revistas.uned.es/index.php/rhythmica/article/view/32388

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