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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt">I have been in conversation with Charles Zuckerman about his work in
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</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;letter-spacing:-.05pt">central</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;letter-spacing:.2pt">
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;letter-spacing:-.05pt">Laos on the use of a 'heavy'/'light' distinction by speakers of the local languages to characterise them in relation to one another. In my fieldwork in the Kimberley region of WA I have
also often heard speakers of Indigenous languages make use of a 'heavy'/'light' distinction when characterising languages/dialects. I am wondering how widespread that is across Australia and beyond. Has anyone else of you has come across it? If so, where?
Can any of you refer us to any other published discussions on this topic besides the one below? If so could you please send them in a reply to me and the cc’d addresses above?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt">Zuckerman,<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>Charles<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>H.<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>P.,<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>N.<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>J.<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>Enfield</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"> 2020. <span style="letter-spacing:2.55pt">
</span>Heavy<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>Sound<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>Light<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>Sound:<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>A<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>Nam<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>Noi<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>Metalinguistic<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>Trope.<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span><i>In<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span></i>Studies<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>the Anthropology<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>Language<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>Mainland<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>Southeast<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>Asia<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>Pp.<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>85–92.<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>JSEALS<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>Special Publication,<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>6.<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>University<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>Hawai’i<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>Press.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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