Universal 1789: ’VN ⇒ ^VN

Universal 1789: ’VN ⇒ ^VN

Original

The development of distinctive nasalization is preferred first in stressed/tonic syllables.

Standardized

IF nasalization occurs in unstressed/atonic syllables, THEN it will occur in stressed/tonic syllables.

Keywords

nasal, nasalization, vowel, stress, tonic, atonic

Domain

phonology

Type

implication

Status

diachronic

Quality

absolute

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

Schourup 1973: 192, Ferguson 1974, mentioned in Bhat 1975: 33, Hajek 1997: 94

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