Universal #1800

Legacy number: 1800

 Number  1795
 Original  Tautosyllablic distinctive nasalization developed sooner word-finally than in preconsonantal position.
 Standardized  IF there is tautosyllabic distinctive nasalization in preconsonantal position, THEN there will have already been tautosyllabic distinctive nasalization in word-finally.
 Keywords  nasalization, final, preconsonantal, 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  Schourup 1973, cited in Hajek 1997: 138

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Cf. #1771.
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Frans Plank · 3 Aug 2006
Cf. <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=1771"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">