Universal 1795:

Universal 1795:

Original

Tautosyllablic distinctive nasalization developed sooner word-finally than in preconsonantal position.

Standardized

IF there is tautosyllabic distinctive nasalization in preconsonantal position, THEN there will have already been tautosyllabic distinctive nasalization in word-finally.

Keywords

nasalization, final, preconsonantal, 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

Schourup 1973, cited in Hajek 1997: 138

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