rarum 125: when tone is privative, low tone as marked (hence phonologically active) relative to (phonologically inactive) high tone, rather than the other way round…
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rarum 125: when tone is privative, low tone as marked (hence phonologically active) relative to (phonologically inactive) high tone, rather than the other way round…
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nonesuch 127: word-stress sensitive to consonant voicing (such sensitivity to phonation being more characteristic of tone than of stress) Where found Pirahã (Mura-Pirahã, Macro-Chibchan) Domain…
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nonesuch 22: word-stress on post-postinitial syllable Where found Winnebago (Siouan) Domain phonology Subdomain word-stress Keywords post-postinitial syllable Type nonesuch Universals violated ?, ?, Source Miner,…
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rarissimum 128: as many as five phonological tone levels, plus two falling and one rising contour tone Where found Black Miao (of Ch’ing Chiang Miao…
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nonesuch 13: four-way phonemic contrast of dental, alveolar, palato-alveolar, and retroflex stops Where found Nunggubuyu (non-Pama Nyungan, Australian) Domain phonology Subdomain phoneme inventory Keywords stops,…