1. May 2020 FP One Comment Universal 1045: Posted in Universals Archive 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 tonal contrasts are neutralized in certain syllables, THEN it occurs in unstressed syllables. Keywords tone, stress, syllable Domain 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: 9 Counterexamples Previous Post nonesuch 13 Next Post nonesuch 1 FP View more posts One Comment FP The neutralization of tone in unstressed syllables is but a further instance of the neutralizations in other phonetic aspects, e.g. vowel quantity, vowel quality, which may occur in unstressed syllables (Greenberg & Kaschube 1976: 9). 1. May 2020 Comments are closed.
FP The neutralization of tone in unstressed syllables is but a further instance of the neutralizations in other phonetic aspects, e.g. vowel quantity, vowel quality, which may occur in unstressed syllables (Greenberg & Kaschube 1976: 9). 1. May 2020
The neutralization of tone in unstressed syllables is but a further instance of the neutralizations in other phonetic aspects, e.g. vowel quantity, vowel quality, which may occur in unstressed syllables (Greenberg & Kaschube 1976: 9).