Universal #732
Legacy number: 732
| Number | 729 |
| Original | When a marked phonation type is restricted in distribution to certain tones, those tones are in the highest or lowest part of the scale used by the language concerned. |
| Standardized | When marked phonation types are restricted in distribution to certain tones, those tones are in the highest or lowest part of the scale used by the language concerned. |
| Keywords | tone, marked phonation type |
| Domain | phonology |
| Type | no genuine implication; rather: provided that |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | languages in Maddieson 1978 |
| Source | Maddieson 1978: 355 |
Discussion
Notes
or:Marked phonation types are never restricted to mid-range tones (whenever they are restricted).
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Marked phonation types are never restricted to mid-range tones (whenever they are restricted).