Universal #1799
Legacy number: 1799
| Number | 1794 |
| Original | Nasalization before intervocalic nasals was found to occur only if nasalization phenomena were already evident in tautosyllabic (VN$) sequences. |
| Standardized | IF there is nasalization before intervocalic nasals, THEN there will have already been nasalization in tautosyllabic ($VN)sequences. |
| Keywords | nasal, nasalization, intervocalic, tautosyllabic |
| Domain | phonology |
| Type | implication |
| Status | diachronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | 8 North Italian dialects: Bolognese, Cairese, Imoloese, Lughese, Ravennate, Riminese, Milanese, Bergamese; Rhaeto-Romance (Taveschan dialect); Latin |
| Source | Ruhlen 1973, Schourup 1973, mentioned in Bhat 1975: 33, cited in Hajek 1997: 138 |
Discussion
Notes
For a similar statement about nasal deletion, #cf 1771.
Comment
For a similar statement about nasal deletion, cf. <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=1771"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">.
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