| Lemma | syllable-timed rhythm |
|---|---|
| Categoria grammaticale | N |
| Lingua | inglese |
| Sigla | Hockett (1958) |
| Titolo | A Course in Modern Linguistics |
| Sinonimi | |
| Rinvii | stress-timed rhythm (inglese) |
| Traduzioni | |
| Citazioni | Spanish, on the other hand, has syllable- timed rhythm: regardless of the number and location of stresses, a Spanish utterance of twenty syllables takes approximately twice as long to utter as one of ten syllables. |