Universal #1794
Legacy number: 1794
| Number | 1789 |
| Original | The development of distinctive nasalization is preferred first in stressed/tonic syllables. |
| Standardized | IF nasalization occurs in unstressed/atonic syllables, THEN it will occur in stressed/tonic syllables. |
| Formula | ’VN ⇒ ^VN |
| Keywords | nasal, nasalization, vowel, stress, tonic, atonic |
| Domain | phonology |
| Type | implication |
| Status | diachronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| 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 | Schourup 1973: 192, Ferguson 1974, mentioned in Bhat 1975: 33, Hajek 1997: 94 |
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