rarum 23: word-stress (in non-focussed or naturally focussed phrases) phonetically implemented by low rather than high pitch
Where found
Saipan and Guam dialects of Chamorro (Austronesian; the Rota dialect has high-pitch stress); Diegueño (Yuman; as a less common alternant to high-pitch stress)
Domain
phonology
Subdomain
word-stress
Keywords
low pitch
Type
rarum
Universals violated
Source
Topping, Chung; Langdon, Margaret (1977). Stress, pitch, and length in Yuman languages. In Hyman (ed.) 1977, 239-259. [source doesn’t match universal!!!!!!]
Is perhaps not really so uncommon: also found in northern dialects of British English, Schwyzertüütsch, Southeast Norwegian (Germanic, IE), Bengali, Assamese, Oriya, Punjabi (Indo-Aryan, IE), Telugu (Dravidian), …
Is perhaps not really so uncommon: also found in northern dialects of British
English, Schwyzertüütsch, Southeast Norwegian (Germanic, IE), Bengali, Assamese, Oriya, Punjabi (Indo-Aryan, IE), Telugu (Dravidian), …