Universal #718

Legacy number: 718

 Number  715
 Original  A larger number of tone levels occupy a larger pitch range than a smaller number.
 Standardized  The larger the number of (phonological) tone levels, the larger the pitch range they occupy.
 Keywords  tone, tone levels, pitch range
 Domain  phonology
 Type  mutual implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute
 Basis  languages in Maddieson 1978
 Source  Maddieson 1978: 338

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Discussion
Notes
that is, the pitch range universally available for tonal distinctions is not universally invariable, but depends on the tone levels being distinguished in a language.
Comment
Frans Plank · 3 Aug 2006
that is, the pitch range universally available for tonal distinctions is not universally invariable, but depends on the tone levels being distinguished in a language.