XIII.—An Objective Study of Syllabic Quantity in English Verse

PMLA ◽  
1918 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 396-408 ◽  
Author(s):  
Blank Verse ◽  
Ada L. F. Snell
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Student ◽  
Paradise Lost ◽  
University Of Michigan ◽  
Vocal Expression ◽  
The Third ◽  
English Verse ◽  
General Linguistics ◽  
The University ◽  
Objective Study

It is my purpose in this paper to consider the quantity of, the syllables in twenty-five lines of Milton's Paradise Lost. The selection, given below, was read by three different men. The first is an instructor in vocal expression, the second is a graduate student in language and phonetics, and the third is a professor in the Department of General Linguistics. All three are connected with the University of Michigan.

XIX.—An Objective Study of Syllabic Quantity in English Verse

PMLA ◽  
1919 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 416-435
Author(s):  
Ada L. F. Snell
Keyword(s):  
Paradise Lost ◽  
The Other ◽  
Vocal Expression ◽  
English Verse ◽  
In Parenthesis ◽  
The Times ◽  
Stressed Position ◽  
Objective Study

In a previous paper the syllabic quantity of twenty-five lines of Milton's Paradise Lost was discussed. In that paper it was shown that for three different readers approximately 90% of the syllables standing in the metrically stressed position were longer than the other syllables in the same foot in the unstressed position. In the following study it is my purpose to consider syllabic duration in lyric verse of different metres. The first two selections are iambic. They were read by I and Ka respectively, both instructors in vocal expression in western universities. All times are given in tenths and one-hundredths of a second; the times of pauses are in parenthesis.

An Engineer Teaches English

1974 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 279-284
Author(s):  
Wilmer K. Schnure
Keyword(s):  
Student Teaching ◽  
Graduate Student ◽  
Technical Communication ◽  
Teaching Assistants ◽  
Electrical Engineering ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
University Of Michigan ◽  
Teaching Techniques ◽  
College Of Engineering ◽  
The University

In the fall of 1972, the Department of Humanities of the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan adopted a lecture-recitation format for its required course in scientific and technical communication. The recitations were conducted by graduate student teaching assistants of which I was one. Though I found my educational background, which was in electrical engineering, to be an advantage rather than a disadvantage in many ways, there were certain aspects of the department, the course, and the teaching techniques of my colleagues that I did not originally anticipate. This article presents some of these.

Nancy Ambrose King

2020 ◽  
pp. 156-162
Author(s):  
Michele Fiala
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
International Competition ◽  
University Of Michigan ◽  
The Third ◽  
The University ◽  
The Relationship

Nancy Ambrose King is professor of oboe at the University of Michigan and first-prize winner of the Third New York International Competition for Solo Oboists, held in 1995. In this chapter, King discusses the relationship between teaching and performing. She also shares her ideas on reeds, learning new repertoire, and winning jobs. She relates her inspirations and memorable experiences.

What's Happening Today

2017 ◽  
pp. 30-51
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Graduate Student ◽  
College Campuses ◽  
University Of Missouri ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Third ◽  
Curricular Content ◽  
The University ◽  
The City

This chapter provides a detailed look at four recent examples of activism on American college campuses. The first of these case studies is the University of Missouri, where racial tensions following the Ferguson shooting heightened tensions among students who believed the campus was not racially accepting. The second case explores the City University of New York and their handling of faculty and graduate student contracts, salaries, and appointments. The third case presented is Seattle University, where students and administrators clashed over curricular content. The final case detailed here is the University of California's attempt to significantly raise student tuition, and how students, faculty, and the public joined forces to protest these increases.

New Biblical Papyri at the University of Michigan

1932 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-206
Author(s):  
Campbell Bonner
Keyword(s):  
University Of Michigan ◽  
Precise Information ◽  
The Third ◽  
The University

Up to this time there have appeared three notices of the great treasure of biblical papyri in the possession of Mr. A. Chester Beatty — the first by Sir Frederic Kenyon in the London Times (November 19, 1931), the second by the same writer in Gnomon (January 1932, pp. 46–49), the third by Professor Carl Schmidt in the Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft. I have seen the last only in an undated offprint which reached America about March 15; the communication was sent to the printer in December 1931. Since a small part of the now famous find has come into the possession of the University of Michigan, it seems desirable to offer more precise information about these pieces.

Novae in the Magellanic Clouds

1979 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 96-101
Author(s):  
J.A. Graham
Keyword(s):  
Large Magellanic Cloud ◽  
Magellanic Cloud ◽  
Magellanic Clouds ◽  
University Of Michigan ◽  
The Past ◽  
Spectroscopic Information ◽  
Objective Prism ◽  
The University ◽  
Small Cloud ◽  
Low Dispersion

During the past several years, a systematic search for novae in the Magellanic Clouds has been carried out at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory. The Curtis Schmidt telescope, on loan to CTIO from the University of Michigan is used to obtain plates every two weeks during the observing season. An objective prism is used on the telescope. This provides additional low-dispersion spectroscopic information when a nova is discovered. The plates cover an area of 5°x5°. One plate is sufficient to cover the Small Magellanic Cloud and four are taken of the Large Magellanic Cloud with an overlap so that the central bar is included on each plate. The methods used in the search have been described by Graham and Araya (1971). In the CTIO survey, 8 novae have been discovered in the Large Cloud but none in the Small Cloud. The survey was not carried out in 1974 or 1976. During 1974, one nova was discovered in the Small Cloud by MacConnell and Sanduleak (1974).

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