Poetic metre as a function of language: linguistic grounds for metrical variation in Estonian runosongs
The article focuses on the relationship of language and metre in case of oral poetry, more exactly, to what extent and through which processes the changes in language have induced the changes in metre in case of Estonian runosong, a branch of common Finnic poetic-musical tradition. The Estonian lan...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Tartu Press
2019-12-01
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| Series: | Studia Metrica et Poetica |
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| Online Access: | https://ojs.utlib.ee/index.php/smp/article/view/16459 |