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Universal 384:

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Universal 384:

Original
If in a language topic-comment structure is coded by intonation, then primary stress always falls inside the focus.
Standardized
IF topic-comment structure is coded by intonation, THEN primary stress always falls inside the focus.
Keywords
topic, comment, intonation, focus
Domain
syntax, prosodic phonology
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
a sample of 30 languages, see Gundel 1988: 210
Source
Gundel 1988: 232
Counterexamples

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  1. FP
    FP
    1. May 2020

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