Universal #1414
Legacy number: 1414
| Number | 1410 |
| Original | In all languages possessing the vowel ä, the a is articulated more backward (velar) than in languages which have no ä. |
| Standardized | In all languages possessing the vowel /ä/, the /a/ is articulated more backward (velar) than in languages which have no /ä/. |
| Keywords | vowel, backness |
| Domain | phonology |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | Finno-Ugric languages |
| Source | Décsy 1970: 14 |
Discussion
Notes
Examples of ä/a contrast: Hungarian, Ostyak, Lapp, Mordvin, and all Balto-Finnic languages.
Comment
Examples of ä/a contrast: Hungarian, Ostyak, Lapp, Mordvin, and all Balto-Finnic languages.
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