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

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Discussion
Counterexamples
Jukun, Yoruba, Idoma, Yala (all Benue-Congo, Niger-Congo), Panjabi (Indic, Indo-European), Standard Thai (Daic, Austroasiatic), Ixcatec (Oto-Manguean) (Maddieson 1978)