Universal 810: stress for semantic contrast ⇒ non-monosyllabic

Universal 810: stress for semantic contrast ⇒ non-monosyllabic

Original

Stress can be used for semantic contrasts only in non-monosyllabic languages.

Standardized

IF stress is used for semantic contrasts, THEN the language must be non-monosyllabic.

Keywords

stress, non-monosyllabic

Domain

prosodic phonology

Type

implication

Status

achronic

Quality

absolute

Basis

unspecified

Source

Décsy 1987: 50

Counterexamples