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Universal 1609:

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Universal 1609:

Original
Cross-linguistically, languages would not be expected to exhibit phonological constrasts such as [-nasal] laryngeal segments and [+nasal] laryngeal segments.
Standardized
Languages would not be expected to exhibit phonological constrasts such as [-nasal] laryngeal segments and [+nasal] laryngeal segments.
Keywords
nasalization, laryngeal (h, glottal stop)
Domain
phonology
Type
unconditional
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
typological surveys discussing cross-linguistic patterns of feature distribution
Source
Cohn 1993a: 349-350
Counterexamples
P. Ladefoged claims that Kwangali (South-Western Bantu) contrasts nasalized and non-nasalized aspirates (Cohn 1993a: 363, ftn. 2).

One Comment

  1. FP
    FP

    The hypothesis is corroborated by the fact that no cases of nasalized glottal stop are cited in the literature and that the only possible case of nasalized aspirate known by the author is in Kwangali (South-Western Bantu).

    1. May 2020

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