[Lingtyp] Language change and foot structure

[Matthew Windsor]

Thank you everyone for your help, including those who replied off-list. It
seems there are a few language families known to be split along these
lines, and few partially described cases of related dialects which differ
primarily by rhythm. I’m not conducting a typological study, nor am I
committed to any particular theoretical approach -- just getting some
background to place my analysis in context.

I’ll plan on presenting at the online Algonquian conference in October.

Cheers,

On Tue, Aug 17, 2021 at 2:07 PM Matthew Windsor <matthew_windsor at sil.org>
wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> Is anyone aware of a language where metrical/rhythmic structure has
> clearly shifted from having right-headed (iambic) feet to left-headed
> (trochaic) feet or vice versa? I’m studying a language variety where this
> seems to be the case. It’s a quantity-sensitive system, so the change
> mainly affects strings of light syllables. Any examples or suggested
> resources would be helpful, thanks!
>
> Regards,
>
> --
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> *Matt Windsor*
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> Linguistics & Translation Facilitator | SIL Americas, North
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> Cell: 1-807-631-6656
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> ᐅᐦᐅᐁᐧ ᐃᐦᑭᑐᐃᐧᐣ ᑮᐄᐧᔮᐦᓯᐃᐧ ᒦᓇ ᑭᑮᐱᐄᐧᒋᐊᔮᒥᑯᓈᐣ.
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*Matt Windsor*

Linguistics & Translation Facilitator | SIL Americas, North

Cell: 1-807-631-6656

ᐅᐦᐅᐁᐧ ᐃᐦᑭᑐᐃᐧᐣ ᑮᐄᐧᔮᐦᓯᐃᐧ ᒦᓇ ᑭᑮᐱᐄᐧᒋᐊᔮᒥᑯᓈᐣ.
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