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 />
↑hə́nɖìs ta[y]↑ hú:nìs ↑há:ŋkàl ↑kə́rivò: ↑ (After; 13 morae)<br />
Sheep.Dat and dog.Dat chain do.Voc.m.pl.<br />
gɔ́ɖɨnì: c h ə́:rivu xúlɨhás vát h (Before; 12 morae)<br />
↑gɔ ́ ɖɨnì: ↑c h ə́:rivò: ↑ xúlɨhás ↑ vát h ↑↑ (After; 12 morae)<br />
first searc.Voc.m.pl divorce.Dat way<br />
‘Tie (marry) a sheep with a dog?<br />
First, look for an option for divorce’<br />
Cliticization<br />
Cliticization is restricted to the right edge <strong>of</strong> the metrical foot; it results in the<br />
addition <strong>of</strong> a metrically strong syllable. Thus, certain morphophonemic entities<br />
(“MPs”) can be cliticized to word endings. Such MPs, rarely used in “non-poetic”<br />
language but very common in poetry, carry certain semantic content, as opposed to<br />
“vocables,” which do not apparently carry a semantico-referential meaning,<br />
although the latter may also be sometimes used. Although different MPs serve<br />
metrical purposes in <strong>Kashmiri</strong>, the most frequently used are –(iy)e: or –ay and –o:<br />
designated as ‘MP.f.sg.’ and ‘MP.m.sg’ (respectively) in the examples in (15)<br />
below. <strong>The</strong> two are claimed to be based on historical suffixes which can be<br />
translated as ‘Voc.f.sg’ and ‘Voc.m.sg’. In non-poetic <strong>Kashmiri</strong>, -(i)ye: corresponds<br />
to –i and –o: to -a. For instance, ves-i (non-poetic) vs. ves-iye: (poetic)‘girlfriend-<br />
Voc.f.sg’ and ya:r-a (non-poetic) vs. ya:r-o: (poetic) ‘friend-Voc.m.sg’. (Note: All<br />
cliticized items are italicized ..<br />
(15) Cliticization <strong>of</strong> morphophonemic endings<br />
a. ↑šó:xɨ čá:ni ↑ vá:yèy ↑čańgɨ náy ↑sá:.z[-ò:] ↑ (1)<br />
wish.Obl your play.2Ben.Dat Chung flute music- MP.m.sg<br />
↑ á:k h -[ò:] ↑ šáhar-(i)[è:]- ↑šì:rà: ↑z-[ò:] ↑↑ (2)<br />
came.m.sg-MP.m.sg city-<strong>of</strong>- Shiraz- MP.m.sg<br />
↑hú:rɨ č h éy ↑ vańɨvà:n ↑ nú:rɨ- màh(a)↑rà:z-[ò:] ↑ (3)<br />
fairies be.2Ben.Dat sing.Pres.Cont light.Gen-bridegroom-MP.m.sg<br />
↑ á:k h -[ò:] ↑ šáhar-(i)[è:]- ↑šì:rà: ↑z-[ò:] ↑↑ (4)<br />
came.m.sg-MP.m.sg city-<strong>of</strong>- Shiraz-MP.m.sg<br />
‘For (my) wish for you, I will play Chung, flute and music<br />
You have come from the city <strong>of</strong> Shiraz<br />
Fairies are singing for you, O splendid groom<br />
You have come from the city <strong>of</strong> Shiraz’ 35<br />
b. ↑č h á:nɨ sɨńdi ↑ ə́nimày ↑k h rá:vi hań ↑ mə́li-[yè:] ↑ (1)<br />
carpenter-Gen brought.2Ben. Khrav Indef. by sale-MP.f.sg.<br />
↑tə́t h [i] pɛ́ʈ h ↑ č h ə́limày ↑ k h órɨ-p h ə̀l(i)-[yè:] ↑↑ (2)<br />
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