Universal #813
Legacy number: 813
| Number | 810 |
| Original | Stress can be used for semantic contrasts only in non-monosyllabic languages. |
| Standardized | IF stress is used for semantic contrasts, THEN the language must be non-monosyllabic. |
| Formula | stress for semantic contrast ⇒ non-monosyllabic |
| Keywords | stress, non-monosyllabic |
| Domain | prosodic phonology |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | unspecified |
| Source | Décsy 1987: 50 |
Discussion
Notes
Examples: English (Germanic, Indo-European), Komi-Permyak (Finnic, Uralic).
Comment
Examples: English (Germanic, Indo-European), Komi-Permyak (Finnic, Uralic).
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