Primary data for: Metathesis and Unmetathesis in Amarasi

These are the sound files accompanying Owen Edwards' book \"Metathesis and Unmetathesis in Amarasi\" published by Language Science Press. Nearly all the Amarasi linguistic examples in this book are based on primary recordings extracted from recorded texts or word lists. These are the recordings of such examples. Abstract of book: This book provides a complete analysis of synchronic CV -> VC metathesis in Amarasi, a language of western Timor. Metathesis and unmetathesis realise a paradigm of parallel forms, pairs of which occur to complement each other throughout the language. Metathesis in Amarasi is superficially associated with a bewildering array of disparate phonological processes including: vowel deletion, consonant deletion, consonant insertion and multiple kinds of vowel assimilation, any of which can (and do) vary by lect in their realisation. By proposing that Amarasi has an obligatory CVCVC foot in which C-slots can be empty, all these phonological processes can be straightforwardly derived from a single rule of metathesis and two associated phonological rules. Three kinds of metathesis can be identified in Amarasi: (i) Before vowel initial enclitics, roots must undergo metathesis, responding to the need to create a phonological boundary between a clitic host and enclitic. Such metathesis is phonologically conditioned. (ii) Metathesis occurs within the syntax to signal attributive modification. Such a metathesised form cannot occur at the end of a phrase and thus requires the presence of an unmetathesised form to complete it syntactically. (iii) In the discourse an unmetathesised form marks an unresolved event or situation. Such an unmetathesised form cannot occur in isolation and requires a metathesised form to achieve resolution. Metathesis in Amarasi is the central linguistic process around which linguistic structures are organised. Amarasi metatheses also reflect fundamental Timorese notions of societal and cosmic organisation. Alongside weaving and other performed activities, metathesis is an important linguistic marker of identity in a region obsessed with similarities and differences between different groups. The complementarity of Amarasi metathesis and unmetathesis within the syntax and within discourse reflects the Timorese division of the world into a series of mutually dependent binary and complementary pairs. As well as being the key which unlocks the structure of the language, metathesis is also a reflection of the structure of Amarasi society and culture.本数据集为欧文·爱德华兹（Owen Edwards）所著、由语言科学出版社（Language Science Press）出版的《阿马拉西语中的换位与未换位现象》（Metathesis and Unmetathesis in Amarasi）配套的音频文件。该书收录的几乎所有阿马拉西语（Amarasi）语料示例，均源自录音文本或词汇表中的原始录音，本数据集即对应这些示例的录音文件。 本书摘要：本书完整分析了帝汶西部语言阿马拉西语中共时CV→VC语音换位（metathesis）现象。换位与未换位构成一组平行范式，二者成对出现，在该语言中互为补充。阿马拉西语的语音换位表面上与一系列看似无关的音系过程相关联，包括元音删除、辅音删除、辅音插入以及多种类型的元音同化，且这些过程在不同语言变体（lect）中的实现方式各有差异。研究提出，阿马拉西语存在强制性CVCVC音步（foot），其中辅音位置（C-slots）可留空，据此所有上述音系过程均可通过一条核心换位规则与两条相关音系规则得到简洁推导。 阿马拉西语中可识别出三类语音换位现象：（i）在以元音开头的附着词（enclitics）前，词根必须发生换位，以满足在附着词宿主与附着词之间构建音系边界的需求，此类换位受音系条件制约。（ii）句法层面的换位用于标示定语修饰，这类换位形式不能出现在短语末尾，因此需要搭配未换位形式以完成句法结构。（iii）在话语层面，未换位形式用于标记未完结的事件或情境，此类形式无法单独使用，需搭配换位形式才能实现语义完结。 阿马拉西语的语音换位是统领该语言各类语言结构的核心音系过程。阿马拉西语的换位现象同时也反映了帝汶地区社会与宇宙组织的核心观念。与编织及其他表演性活动一样，语音换位是该地区（高度关注不同群体间异同）一项重要的身份认同语言标识。阿马拉西语换位与未换位在句法与话语层面的互补性，呼应了帝汶文化中将世界划分为一系列相互依存的二元互补对子的认知模式。语音换位既是解锁该语言结构的关键，同时也折射出阿马拉西社会与文化的结构特质。