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Universal 719:

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Universal 719:

Original
Languages which permit a sequence of unlike tones on a word or morpheme also permit like tones on a word or morpheme.
Standardized
IF a sequence of unlike tones on a word or morpheme is permitted, THEN like tones on a word or morpheme will be permitted as well.
Keywords
tone, level tone, contour tone
Domain
phonology
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
almost absolute
Basis
languages in Maddieson 1978
Source
Maddieson 1978: 343
Counterexamples
Amahuaca, Muinane (both Ge-Pano-Carib) (Maddieson 1978)

One Comment

  1. FP
    FP

    That is, there is a (violable) Obligatory Contour Principle, but there is no (violable) Obligatory No-Contour Principle.What is the relationship to #724?IF there are contour tones, THEN there will also be level tones.

    1. May 2020

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