Title: On the Beauty of the Rhyme and Rhythm of the Chinese Language
Abstract: Word is a combination of sounds and meanings. The aesthetic meaning of a language is felt through sounds. The specific syllabic structures of the Chinese language musical and the skills in applying them make the language musical.The musicality of Chinese language lies in the rhythm of the syllables, the rise and fall of tones, the harmony of ending rhymes, the coordination of repeating rhymes, the selection of echoism of repeating rhymes.Seeking for the structural rules of the beautiful rhyme and rhythm in Chinese language is helpful to fully exert the expressing effects.
Publication Year: 2004
Publication Date: 2004-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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