Universal 1788: ^VN ⇒ ‘VN

Universal 1788: ^VN ⇒ ‘VN

Original

N-deletion occurs first in unstressed/atonic syllables before spreading to stressed/tonic syllables.

Standardized

IF N-deletion occurs first in stressed/tonic syllables, THEN it will have already occurred in unstressed/atonic syllables.

Keywords

nasal, deletion, vowel, stress, tonic, atonic

Domain

phonology

Type

implication

Status

diachronic

Quality

statistical

Basis

Sanskrit, Ancient Greek (Foley 1975); 8 North Italian dialects: Bolognese, Cairese, Imoloese, Lughese, Ravennate, Riminese, Milanese, Bergamese; Rhaeto-Romance (Taveschan dialect); Latin (Hajek 1997)

Source

Foley 1975: 201, Foley 1997: 60-1, Hajek 1997: 94

Counterexamples