Universal #1608
Legacy number: 1608
| Number | 1604 |
| Original | There is a tendency for back vowels to nasalize more readily than front ones. |
| Standardized | IF front vowels are nasalized, THEN back vowels are nasalized as well. |
| Formula | front vowels nasalized ⇒ back vowels nasalized |
| Keywords | nasalization, front, back, vowel |
| Domain | phonology |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | languages mentioned in Schourup 1972 |
| Source | Schourup 1972: 541 |
Discussion
Counterexamples
Chinese dialects favour front nasalization (Schourup 1972: 541, referring to Chen 1974: 913)These opposing views are discussed in Ferguson 1974: 12.
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