Universal #814
Legacy number: 814
| Number | 811 |
| Original | Languages with cumulative stress have reduced vowels. |
| Standardized | IF there is cumulative stress, THEN there are reduced vowels. |
| Formula | cumulative stress ⇒ reduced vowel |
| Keywords | stress, cumulative, vowel, reduced |
| Domain | prosodic phonology |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | unspecified |
| Source | Décsy 1987: 50 |
Discussion
Notes
Good examples: English (Germanic) and Russian (Slavic).
Comment
Good examples: English (Germanic) and Russian (Slavic).
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