Universal #659

Legacy number: 659

 Number  656
 Original  The probability of homophony is inversely related to the number of principal phonemes and to the length of sequence units (phrases, words, or morphs).
 Standardized  The more numerous the principal phonemes and the longer the sequence units (phrases, words, or morphs), the lower the probability of homophony.
 Keywords  homophony, phoneme inventory, word length
 Domain  phonology
 Type  mutual implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  statistical
 Basis  Finno-Ugric languages
 Source  Décsy 1970: 11, Décsy 1987: 70, cited in Plank 1998

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Discussion
Notes
1. That is, the higher the number of the principle phonemes, the lower the probability of homophony. The longer the sequence units (phrases, words, or morphs), the less the possibility of homophony. 2. See also #656.
Comment
Frans Plank · 3 Aug 2006
1. That is, the higher the number of the principle phonemes, the lower the probability of homophony. The longer the sequence units (phrases, words, or morphs), the less the possibility of homophony.
2. See also <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=656"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">