ZIPF-ALEXEEV FUNCTION AS A MEASURE OF TYPES OF SYLLABLES DISTRIBUTION IN VERSE TEXT
The article deals with the problem whether the distribution of types of syllables in verse text is ordered or random. For this purpose the frequency of different types of syllables in the first 200 lines of Pushkin’s poem Poltava was calculated. The obtained data reflect not only the frequencies of different types of syllables in general but also in each position in verse line (strong, weak positions, anacrusis, and clausula). Zipf-Alekseev function provides a good fit and demonstrates the existence of order in the use of different syllable types by the poet. Analysis of the calculated coefficients makes it possible to compare the distributions of syllables in different positions in verse line and reveal the existing oppositions.