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Computer-Assisted Study of Chaucer's Metre

Poetic metre lends itself to statistical study because in many cases it is not the presence or the absence of a particular feature, but the frequency of its occurrence that is metrically relevant. Metre includes constant characteristics realised in the form of prescriptions and prohibitions, and variable characteristics realised in the form of preferential rules. A statistical approach is especially fruitful for the study of variable characteristics; these have a particular interest for metrics, stylistics and textual criticism because they are primarily responsible for the unique rhythmic impression made by the verse of different poets. At the highest level of abstraction metre is an alternation of weak and strong positions; and in every given line this abstract metrical pattern receives a unique linguistic realisation. The choice of characteristics used to represent weak and strong positions, such as dynamic or musical accent, or syllabic length, depends on the phonological system of the language. Poets writing in the same language and metre create unique versions of metrical forms through deviations from the