Rara #20
Legacy number: 20
| Number | 20 |
| Phenomenon | Foot Harmony: If at least one foot of a word constitutes a canonical /∪'- / iamb, then all feet of the word are made iambic; otherwise all feet are made trochaic |
| Found in | Yidiny (Pama-Nyungan, Australian) |
| Domain | phonology — foot structure |
| Type | nonesuch |
| Keywords | iamb, trochee, foot harmony |
| Source | Dixon 1977 [Linguistic Inquiry] Hayes, Bruce (1995). Metrical Stress Theory: Principles and Case Studies. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. |
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