Rhythm in Japanese Fixed-Form Verse : Five and Seven Moras (Special Issue Dedicated to Professor Michio Fujisawa)

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  • 日本語定型詩のリズム : 五音と七音をめぐって(藤澤道郎教授退任記念号)
  • ニホンゴ テイケイシ ノ リズム ゴオン ト シチオン オ メグッテ

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Abstract

Japaneese fixed-form verse including haiku, senryu, and tanka, are widely regarded as being composed of 5-7-5 or 5-7-5-7-7 syllables. ignoring the pause placed immediately after the fifth or seventh syllable or, more precisely, mora. This article examines the rhythm of what have been usually regarded as "five" or "seven" moras in Japanese short fixed-form poetry. These poems are not written with five or seven syllables but with a sound space or a temporal space of eight moras in mind. This is because the Japanese language, which is a pitch accent, responds to the long-short duration of sounds rather than the strong-weak stress relation of sounds to cultivate a sense of rhythm. To examine this, the author discusses the effect of the Japanese view of nature and the universe, including breathing, walking, working and dancing, in creating the sense of rhythm in the Japanese language.

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  • INTERCULTURAL STUDIES

    INTERCULTURAL STUDIES (21), 127-140, 2000-03-31

    和泉 : 桃山学院大学総合研究所

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