Universal #588
Legacy number: 588
| Number | 585 |
| Original | Increased volume of sound is systematically correlated with increased emphasis in all languages. |
| Standardized | IF the volume of sound is increased, THEN so will be the emphasis. |
| Formula | increased volume of sound ⇔ increased emphasis; |
| Keywords | emphasis |
| Domain | phonology |
| Type | mutual implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | languages mentioned in Bolinger 1978 |
| Source | Bolinger 1978, cited in Moravcsik 1980: 26 |
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