Thursday, 11 December 2025, 10:32 PM
Site: The Virtual Linguistics and Literature Campus
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. |




