Universal #720
Legacy number: 720
| Number | 717 |
| Original | Phonetically Central tones are unmarked, Extreme tones are highly marked. |
| Standardized | Among CENTRAL and EXTREME tones, CENTRAL are usually unmarked and EXTREME marked. |
| Keywords | tone, central, extreme, markedness |
| Domain | phonology |
| Type | unconditional |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | languages in Maddieson 1978 |
| Source | Maddieson 1978: 341, also cited in Holenstein 1985: 143 |
Discussion
Counterexamples
Jukun, Yoruba, Idoma, Yala (all Benue-Congo, Niger-Congo), Panjabi (Indic, Indo-European), Standard Thai (Daic, Austroasiatic), Ixcatec (Oto-Manguean) (Maddieson 1978)
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