Month: May 2020

Universal 1045: Original When tonal contrasts are neutralized in certain syllables, stress seems invariably to be involved, with tone neutralized in unstressed syllables. Standardized IF…

Universal 1044: Original Whenever syllable closure is counted as an extra mora, vowel length is always present and likewise counts as two mora(s), but not…

Universal 1043: Original When there are limitations regarding the number of long vowels in a word, they invariably involve end and/or initial reckoning. Standardized When…

Universal 1042: Original When length distinctions are limited to certain positions in the word, these always include or are even confined to the stressed syllable.…

Universal 1041: Original If stress is phonologically predictable and automatic (i.e., always on the same syllable), then there are phonemic distinctions of vowel quantity. Standardized…

Universal 1040: Original Concerning the relation of word prosody to phrase prosody: Word accent of the final syllable is lost unless phrase final, whereas internal…

Universal 1039: Original Root accent is systematically favoured over inflectional accent. Standardized Root accent is systematically favoured over inflectional accent. Keywords root, affix, accent Domain…

Universal 1038: Original When secondary stress is phonological, it most frequently involves alternations of weak stress (unstressed?) with secondary stress (so the the favourite position…

Universal 1037: Original When stress is not phonologically predictable (i.e., when it is phonemic, fulfilling grammatical or lexical functions) and limited to certain syllables (i.e.…

Universal 1036: Original When stress is phonologically predictable and unlimited, the relevant syllables may only be identified in terms of heaviness or open/peripheral vowel quality,…