metrical language

  • 1Metrical phonology — is a theory of stress or linguistic prominence.[1] [2] The innovative feature of this theory is that the prominence of a unit is defined relative to other units in the same phrase. For example, in the most common pronunciation of the phrase… …

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  • 2Metrical psalter — For earlier rhymed translations of Psalms, see rhymed psalter. A metrical psalter is a kind of Bible translation: a book containing a metrical translation of all or part of the Book of Psalms in vernacular poetry, meant to be sung as hymns in a… …

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  • 3Metrical Psalms —    A rhymed vernacular translation of a psalm sung to music with a regular pattern of beats (meter). Because the poetry of the Hebrew psalms has neither rhyme nor meter, but rather depends on semantic parallelisms between verse pairs, singing… …

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  • 4language — /lang gwij/, n. 1. a body of words and the systems for their use common to a people who are of the same community or nation, the same geographical area, or the same cultural tradition: the two languages of Belgium; a Bantu language; the French… …

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  • 5Tlingit language — language name=Tlingit nativename=Lingít pronunciation=/ɬɪŋkɪt/ familycolor=Dené Yeniseian fam2=Na Dené states=USA, Canada region=Alaska, British Columbia, Yukon, Washington speakers=845 (Krauss 1995) script=Latin (Tlingit variant)… …

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  • 6Syriac Language and Literature — • Syriac is the important branch of the group of Semitic languages known as Aramaic Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Syriac Language and Literature     Syriac Language and Literature …

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  • 7Ojibwe language — Anishinaabemowin, ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᒧᐎᓐ Pronunciation [anɪʃɪnaːpeːmowɪn] Spoken in …

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  • 8Dutch language — Dutch Nederlands Pronunciation [ˈneːdərlɑnts] ( listen) …

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  • 9Ojibwa-Ottawa language — Infobox Language name=Ojibwa Ottawa language nativename=ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᒧᐎᓐ Anishinaabemowin pronunciation=/ənɪʃʰɪnaːpeːmowɪn/ or /ənɪʰʃɪnaːpeːmowɪn/ states=Flag|Canada, Flag|United States region=western Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba and into Saskatchewan, with …

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  • 10HEBREW LANGUAGE — This entry is arranged according to the following scheme: pre biblical biblical the dead sea scrolls mishnaic medieval modern period A detailed table of contents precedes each section. PRE BIBLICAL nature of the evidence the sources phonology… …

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