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==Etymology==

==Etymology==

Middle French & [[Latin]]; Middle French rhythme,  from Latin rhythmus, from [[Greek]] rhythmos, probably from rhein to [[flow]]

Middle French & [[Latin]]; Middle French rhythme,  from Latin rhythmus, from [[Greek]] rhythmos, probably from rhein to [[flow]]

*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Century 1560]

*Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Century 1560]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1 a : an ordered recurrent alternation of strong and weak elements in the [[flow]] of [[sound]] and [[silence]] in [[speech]]  

*1 a : an ordered recurrent alternation of strong and weak elements in the [[flow]] of [[sound]] and [[silence]] in [[speech]]  

A rhythmic [[unit]] is a durational [[pattern]] which occupies a period of time equivalent to a pulse or pulses on an underlying metric level, as [[opposed]] to a rhythmic [[gesture]] which does not (DeLone et al. (Eds.), 1975

A rhythmic [[unit]] is a durational [[pattern]] which occupies a period of time equivalent to a pulse or pulses on an underlying metric level, as [[opposed]] to a rhythmic [[gesture]] which does not (DeLone et al. (Eds.), 1975

==Origins of human appreciation of rhythm==

==Origins of human appreciation of rhythm==

In his series How Music Works, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Goodall Howard Goodall] presents [[theories]] that rhythm recalls how we walk and the heartbeat we heard in the [[womb]]. More likely is that a simple pulse or di-dah beat recalls the footsteps of another [[person]]. Our sympathetic urge to [[dance]] is designed to boost our [[energy]] levels in order to cope with someone, or some animal chasing us – a fight or flight response. From a less darwinist [[perspective]], perceiving rhythm is the ability to [[master]] the otherwise [[invisible]] [[dimension]], time. Rhythm is possibly also rooted in courtship [[ritual]].

In his series How Music Works, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Goodall Howard Goodall] presents [[theories]] that rhythm recalls how we walk and the heartbeat we heard in the [[womb]]. More likely is that a simple pulse or di-dah beat recalls the footsteps of another [[person]]. Our sympathetic urge to [[dance]] is designed to boost our [[energy]] levels in order to cope with someone, or some animal chasing us – a fight or flight response. From a less darwinist [[perspective]], perceiving rhythm is the ability to [[master]] the otherwise [[invisible]] [[dimension]], time. Rhythm is possibly also rooted in courtship [[ritual]].

Neurologist [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Sacks Oliver Sacks] posits that [[human]] affinity for rhythm is fundamental, so much that a [[person]]'s sense of rhythm cannot be lost in the way that [[music]] and [[language]] can (e.g. by stroke). In addition, he states that chimpanzees and other animals show no similar [[appreciation]] for rhythm.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhythm]

Neurologist [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Sacks Oliver Sacks] posits that [[human]] affinity for rhythm is fundamental, so much that a [[person]]'s sense of rhythm cannot be lost in the way that [[music]] and [[language]] can (e.g. by stroke). In addition, he states that chimpanzees and other animals show no similar [[appreciation]] for rhythm.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhythm]

[[Category: Linguistics]]

[[Category: Linguistics]]

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