Universal 1604: front vowels nasalized ⇒ back vowels nasalized

Universal 1604: front vowels nasalized ⇒ back vowels nasalized

Original

There is a tendency for back vowels to nasalize more readily than front ones.

Standardized

IF front vowels are nasalized, THEN back vowels are nasalized as well.

Keywords

nasalization, front, back, vowel

Domain

phonology

Type

implication

Status

achronic

Quality

statistical

Basis

languages mentioned in Schourup 1972

Source

Schourup 1972: 541

Counterexamples

Chinese dialects favour front nasalization (Schourup 1972: 541, referring to Chen 1974: 913)These opposing views are discussed in Ferguson 1974: 12.