Universal #906

Legacy number: 906

 Number  903
 Original  ... omnisyllabic tone languages typically have a repertoire of particles whose only job is to convey the emotion or affect of the speaker.
 Standardized  IF tone is omnisyllabic, THEN there will be a repertoire of purely emotional/affective particles.
 Formula  omnisyllabic tone ⇒ purely emotional/affective particles
 Keywords  tone, particle
 Domain  phonology, lexicon
 Type  implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute?
 Basis  languages in Matisoff 1994
 Source  Matisoff 1994: 118

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“omnisyllabic” tone: every syllable has tone
Comment
Frans Plank · 3 Aug 2006
"omnisyllabic" tone: every syllable has tone