Rara #127
Legacy number: 127
| Number | 127 |
| Phenomenon | word-stress sensitive to consonant voicing (such sensitivity to phonation being more characteristic of tone than of stress) |
| Found in | Pirahã (Mura-Pirahã, Macro-Chibchan) |
| Domain | phonology — word-stress, tone |
| Type | nonesuch |
| Keywords | consonant, voicing |
| Source | Everett, Daniel & K. Everett (1984). Syllable onsets and stress placement in Pirahã. West Coast Conference on Formal Linguistics 3: 105-116. |
| Violates | none? |
Discussion
Notes
Possibly, however, Pirah? is a tone language rather than a stress language, rendering such sensitivity less unexpected.
Comment
Possibly, however, Pirahã is a tone language rather than a stress language, rendering such sensitivity less unexpected.
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