Universal 1794:

Universal 1794:

Original

Nasalization before intervocalic nasals was found to occur only if nasalization phenomena were already evident in tautosyllabic (VN$) sequences.

Standardized

IF there is nasalization before intervocalic nasals, THEN there will have already been nasalization in tautosyllabic ($VN)sequences.

Keywords

nasal, nasalization, intervocalic, tautosyllabic

Domain

phonology

Type

implication

Status

diachronic

Quality

absolute

Basis

8 North Italian dialects: Bolognese, Cairese, Imoloese, Lughese, Ravennate, Riminese, Milanese, Bergamese; Rhaeto-Romance (Taveschan dialect); Latin

Source

Ruhlen 1973, Schourup 1973, mentioned in Bhat 1975: 33, cited in Hajek 1997: 138

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