Universal #962

Legacy number: 962

 Number  959
 Original  Vowel harmony and vowel reduction typically do not co-occur.
 Standardized  IF there is vowel harmony, THEN there is typically no vowel reduction, and vice versa.
 Formula  vowel harmony ⇒ ¬ vowel reduction;
vowel reduction ⇒ ¬ vowel harmony
 Keywords  vowel harmony, vowel reduction
 Domain  phonology
 Type  mutual implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  statistical
 Basis  unspecified
 Source  Dressler 1979: 265, interpreting Donegan & Stampe 1983

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Discussion
Counterexamples
Dressler 1979: 265:Xinalug (Lezgian, Caucasian), Eastern Cheremis, Hungarian (both Ugric, Uralic)
Notes
See also #893 for Donegan & Stampe 1983.
Comment
Frans Plank · 3 Aug 2006
See also <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=893"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0"> for Donegan & Stampe 1983.