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Universal 1042:

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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.
Standardized
When length distinctions are limited to certain positions in the word, these always include or are even confined to the stressed syllable.
Keywords
stress, length, word, syllable, accent
Domain
prosodic phonology
Type
no genuine implication; rather: provided that
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
sample of almost 200 languages in Greenberg & Kaschube 1976
Source
Greenberg & Kaschube 1976: 10
Counterexamples

One Comment

  1. FP
    FP

    Accent = phonetic features occurring just once or at most once in the phonological word, with cumulative or demarcative function (Greenberg & Kaschube 1976).

    1. May 2020

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