The Metrical Structure of Kashmiri Vanɨvun Sadaf ... - Ars Metrica
The Metrical Structure of Kashmiri Vanɨvun Sadaf ... - Ars Metrica
The Metrical Structure of Kashmiri Vanɨvun Sadaf ... - Ars Metrica
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<strong>Ars</strong> metrica – www.arsmetrica.eu – 2012/05<br />
‘Gods came along with silver, gold, girlfriends<br />
To beautify the na:gɨ-kanya:,<br />
Along went the stars for po:šɨ-pu:za:<br />
Today is Vitasta’s mə̃:zi-ra:t’ 32<br />
(13) Changes involved in (12) above:<br />
Word Input Non-poetic output Poetic output (after repair<br />
/yəzman-bə:yi:/ yə́zmàn-bə̀:yì: ↑yə́z[ɨ]màn↑-bə̀:yì: ↑<br />
/kərith / kə́rìth ↑k[ə́ə]<br />
rìth ↑<br />
/bismelah/ bísmelàh bís↑m[eè]làh ↑<br />
/vɨzmalah/ vɨ́zmalàh vɨ̀z↑m[aà]làh ↑<br />
/anja:m/ ańjà:m ↑[aá]njà:m↑<br />
/ pə:ra:vni / pə́:rà:vni ↑pə́: rà:v↑n[è:] ↑↑<br />
/ pu:za:yi / pù:zà:yi pù:↑zà:y[è:] ↑<br />
/ vetasta:yi / vétastà:yi vétas↑tà:y[è:] ↑<br />
/rop son/ róp h soń 33 ↑ róp[ɨ] soń ↑<br />
/ ta:rak/ tá:rak tá:↑rak[ɨ]<br />
Note that vowel insertion (epenthesis) results in the addition <strong>of</strong> a light syllable<br />
corresponding to the foot-medial (weak) position. This happens in disyllabic feet<br />
beginning in an initial CVC syllable and having medial consonant clusters <strong>of</strong> the<br />
type C1C2 where C1 is an obstruent (stop, affricate or fricative). Vowel lengthening<br />
takes place in the following situations: 1) when the initial syllable <strong>of</strong> a disyllabic<br />
foot is a CV, and/or 2) when the final syllable in a non-final foot is a CV. In<br />
addition to vowel insertion and vowel lengthening, a process <strong>of</strong> consonant insertion<br />
is also observed in some cases where a glide such as y is added in the coda position<br />
<strong>of</strong> a foot-final light open syllable (CV). Consider (14) for illustration where tɨ<br />
(Non-poetic) tay (Poetic) involves an increase in syllable quantity<br />
where a foot-final CV becomes a CVC for metrical purposes. 34<br />
(14). Data illustrating consonantal insertion<br />
a. Excerpt from a vanɨvun performed before wedding shower<br />
hú:ràn tɨ páriyàn át h i vańɨnà:vày (Before repair) (1)<br />
↑hú:ràn ta[y]↑ páriyàn ↑ át h i vań(ɨ)↑nà:vày ↑ (After repair)<br />
Huris.Dat and fairies.Dat hand.Obl sing vanɨvun.CAUS.2Ben<br />
rúmɨ-rumɨ más mɨć(ɨ)rà:vɨyè: (Before; 12 morae) (2)<br />
↑rúmɨ-rum(ɨ) ↑ maás mɨ́c(ɨ) ↑rà:və̀: ↑yè: ↑↑ (Aftr; 11 morae)<br />
Little braid- braid hair untie.2fsg<br />
‘I will bring Huris (heavenly bodies) and fairies to sing <strong>Vanɨvun</strong> for you<br />
I will untie your hair (little) braid-by-(little) braid’<br />
b. A couplet from a rarely performed comical vanɨvun composition<br />
həńɖìs tɨ hú:nìs há:ŋkàl kə́rivu (Before; 12 morae)<br />
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