Proulx, Paul2016-06-242016-06-242005-05Proulx, P. (2005). Initial change in Blackfoot. Calgary Working Papers in Linguistics, 26(Spring), 1-26.2371-2643http://hdl.handle.net/1880/51466Paul Proulx, Heatherton, Nova ScotiaThis paper is a preliminary description of the history of Blackfoot initial change, a peculiar modification of the verb stem found in most Algonquian languages, from Proto Central Algonquian times to the present. It begins with extensive notes on the historical phonology of Blackfoot, necessary to following the examples when discussing the history of initial change.enLinguisticsGrammar, Comparative and general--VerbAlgonquian languagesSiksika languageBlackfootHistorical linguisticsPhonologyLinguistic changejournal article10.11575/PRISM/28977