Universal #1005

Legacy number: 1005

 Number  1001
 Original  Front vowels predominantly correspond to diminutive and associated categories.
 Standardized  Front vowels predominantly correspond to diminutive and associated categories.
 Keywords  iconicity
 Domain  phonology, semantics
 Type  unconditional
 Status  achronic
 Quality  statistical
 Basis  136 language sample of Ultan 1978d
 Source  Ultan 1978d: 554

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Discussion
Notes
Ultan’s sample is weighted in favour of American Indian languages (48).
Comment
Frans Plank · 3 Aug 2006
Ultan's sample is weighted in favour of American Indian languages (48).