1. May 2020 FP One Comment Universal 656: Posted in Universals Archive Universal 656: Original The probability of homophony is inversely related to the number of principal phonemes and to the length of sequence units (phrases, words, or morphs). Standardized The more numerous the principal phonemes and the longer the sequence units (phrases, words, or morphs), the lower the probability of homophony. Keywords homophony, phoneme inventory, word length Domain phonology Type mutual implication Status achronic Quality statistical Basis Finno-Ugric languages Source DĂ©csy 1970: 11, DĂ©csy 1987: 70, cited in Plank 1998 Counterexamples Previous Post nonesuch 13 Next Post nonesuch 1 FP View more posts One Comment FP 1. That is, the higher the number of the principle phonemes, the lower the probability of homophony. The longer the sequence units (phrases, words, or morphs), the less the possibility of homophony. 2. See also #656. 1. May 2020 Comments are closed.
FP 1. That is, the higher the number of the principle phonemes, the lower the probability of homophony. The longer the sequence units (phrases, words, or morphs), the less the possibility of homophony. 2. See also #656. 1. May 2020
1. That is, the higher the number of the principle phonemes, the lower the probability of homophony. The longer the sequence units (phrases, words, or morphs), the less the possibility of homophony. 2. See also #656.