Universal #1013
Legacy number: 1013
| Number | 1009 |
| Original | Accent on the third syllable from the left edge and on the fourth syllable from the right edge are unattested patterns in quantity-insensitive bound systems. |
| Standardized | IF accent is on the third syllable from the left edge, THEN the system is not quantity-insensitive bound. OR, BY CONTRAPOSITION: IF the system is quantity-insensitive bound, THEN accent is not on the third syllable from the left edge. |
| Keywords | accent, stress, quantity, syllable |
| Domain | prosodic phonology |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | languages in van der Hulst 1999 |
| Source | van der Hulst 1999: 22 |
Discussion
Counterexamples
Azkoitia Basque (isolate) has a postpostinitial accent (Hualde 1998)
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