Month: May 2020

Universal 1265: assimilation of front vowels ⇒ assimilation of back vowels Original Assimilation of front vowels implies assimilation of back vowels. Standardized IF there is…

Universal 1264: assimilation of tense vowels ⇒ assimilation of lax vowels Original Assimilation of tense vowels implies assimilation of lax vowels. Standardized IF there is…

Universal 1263: assimilation of vowels with normal duration ⇒ assimilation of reduced vowels Original Assimilation of vowels with normal duration implies assimilation of reduced vowels…

Universal 1262: assimilation of fully voiced vowels ⇒ assimilation of partially voiced vowels V assimilation with voiceless vowels Original Assimilation of fully voiced vowels implies…

Universal 1261: assimilation of vowels with high tone ⇒ assimilation of vowels with low tone Original Assimilation of vowels with high tone implies assimilation of…

Universal 1260: Original The less the phonetic distance between opposing members of potential vowel grades, the more prone they will be to harmonize. Standardized The…

Universal 1259: Original When an otherwise harmonizing unstressed vowel becomes stressed due to intonational factors, then it can no longer harmonize. Standardized IF an otherwise…

Universal 1258: Original Unstressed vowels are more likely to assimilate than stressed vowels. Standardized Unstressed vowels are more likely to assimilate than stressed vowels. Keywords…

Universal 1257: Original Assimilation of low vowels implies prior assimilation of high vowels. Standardized IF there is assimilation of low vowels, THEN there is assimilation…

Universal 1256: Original High vowels tend to assimilate more readily and earlier than low vowels. Standardized High vowels tend to assimilate more readily and earlier…