Universal 585: increased volume of sound ⇔ increased emphasis;
- Original
- Increased volume of sound is systematically correlated with increased emphasis in all languages.
- Standardized
- IF the volume of sound is increased, THEN so will be the emphasis.
- Keywords
- emphasis
- Domain
- phonology
- Type
- mutual implication
- Status
- achronic
- Quality
- absolute
- Basis
- languages mentioned in Bolinger 1978
- Source
- Bolinger 1978, cited in Moravcsik 1980: 26
- Counterexamples
