Universal #1259
Legacy number: 1259
| Number | 1255 |
| Original | The less sonorous a vowel (or class of vowels), the more prone it will be to assimilate; and conversely, the more sonorous it is, the more resistant it will be to assimilation. |
| Standardized | The less sonorous a vowel (or class of vowels), the more prone it will be to assimilate; and conversely, the more sonorous it is, the more resistant it will be to assimilation. |
| Keywords | assimilation, vowel harmony, sonority |
| Domain | phonology |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic, diachronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | languages in Ultan 1973 |
| Source | Ultan 1973: 44 |
Discussion
Notes
easy to redo as straightforward implication
Comment
easy to redo as straightforward implication
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