Universal 903: omnisyllabic tone ⇒ purely emotional/affective particles

Universal 903: omnisyllabic tone ⇒ purely emotional/affective particles

Original

… omnisyllabic tone languages typically have a repertoire of particles whose only job is to convey the emotion or affect of the speaker.

Standardized

IF tone is omnisyllabic, THEN there will be a repertoire of purely emotional/affective particles.

Keywords

tone, particle

Domain

phonology, lexicon

Type

implication

Status

achronic

Quality

absolute?

Basis

languages in Matisoff 1994

Source

Matisoff 1994: 118

Counterexamples