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Universal 1043:

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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 there are limitations regarding the number of long vowels in a word, they invariably involve end and/or initial reckoning.
Keywords
vowel, length, 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: 19
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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