Universal #1793
Legacy number: 1793
| Number | 1788 |
| Original | N-deletion occurs first in unstressed/atonic syllables before spreading to stressed/tonic syllables. |
| Standardized | IF N-deletion occurs first in stressed/tonic syllables, THEN it will have already occurred in unstressed/atonic syllables. |
| Formula | ^VN ⇒ ‘VN |
| Keywords | nasal, deletion, vowel, stress, tonic, atonic |
| Domain | phonology |
| Type | implication |
| Status | diachronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | Sanskrit, Ancient Greek (Foley 1975); 8 North Italian dialects: Bolognese, Cairese, Imoloese, Lughese, Ravennate, Riminese, Milanese, Bergamese; Rhaeto-Romance (Taveschan dialect); Latin (Hajek 1997) |
| Source | Foley 1975: 201, Foley 1997: 60-1, Hajek 1997: 94 |
Discussion
Counterexamples
Notes
Cf. #1772.
Comment
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