Saturday, 15 March 2025, 11:23 AM
Site: The Virtual Linguistics Campus (OER)
Course: VLC001 - Demo Course (VLC001)
Glossary: Demo Glossary
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NL-Phonology: The Dumping Principle


If after the application of mapping some tones are still free, they will be linked to the last vowel to the right.

NL-Phonology: The Mapping Principle


The mapping principle associates vowels with tones in a 1-to-1 fashion from left to right until we run out of vowels or of tones.

NL-Phonology: The No Crossing Principle


Association lines are not allowed to cross!

NL-Phonology: The Spreading Principle


If after the application of mapping some vowels are still free, they will be linked to the last tone on the right.