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2.inventories:2.2.counterparts:2.2.6.blocked_alternations [2021-07-27] – external edit 127.0.0.12.inventories:2.2.counterparts:2.2.6.blocked_alternations [2021-08-17] (current) László Fejes
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 = 2.2.6. Blocked alternations = 2.2.6. Blocked alternations
  
-Potential counterparts do not alternate because both of them are/​one of them is prohibited (or at least strongly discouraged) in non-initial syllables/​other (additionally long / reduced vowels)+The following table shows the number of potentially alternating counterparts which do not alternate because both of them are/​one of them is prohibited (or at least strongly discouraged) in non-initial syllables. The number in the paranthesis shows the number of the potentially alternating but practically non-alternating pairs if short and long vowels are counted separately. 
  
 ^  ^ Finn. ^ Seto ^ Er. ^ HMr ^ MMr ^ Ud. ^ Hun. ^ SMn ^ SKh ^ VKh ^ Nga. ^ Ka. ^ ^  ^ Finn. ^ Seto ^ Er. ^ HMr ^ MMr ^ Ud. ^ Hun. ^ SMn ^ SKh ^ VKh ^ Nga. ^ Ka. ^
-^ F/B | 0 | 0/1(5) | complicated | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ? | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +^ F/B | 0 | 1 (5) | complicated | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ? | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 
-^ R%%|%%T | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | ? | — | — | 1 | — |+^ R%%|%%T | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 (3| ? | — | — | 1 | — | 
 + 
 +<fs smaller> 
 +F/B: front/back harmony\\ 
 +R|T: rounding, total harmony\\ 
 +—: not applicable</fs>
  
   ; Seto   ; Seto
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   ; Erzya   ; Erzya
-  : First of all, it can be questioned whether /u/ : / i/ is a potential alternation (see Section 2.2.2.). If we consider that it is, the restriction of /u/ and that of /i/ are different. The vowel /u/ is practically prohibited in non-initial syllables and it never occurs in suffixes. Although the vowel /i/ is similarly rare in non-initial syllables, it occurs in suffixes, especially in verbal ones.  +  : First of all, it can be questioned whether /u/ : / i/ is a potential alternation (see [[2.2.2.do_all_potential_counterparts_alternate|§2.2.2]]). If we consider that it is, the restriction on /u/ and that on /i/ are different. The vowel /u/ is practically prohibited in non-initial syllables and it never occurs in suffixes. Although the vowel /i/ is similarly rare in non-initial syllables, it occurs in suffixes, especially in verbal ones.  
  
   ; Hill Mari   ; Hill Mari
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   : All rounded vowels but /o/ are prohibited in non-initial syllables (/o/ is quite frequent even in suffixes).     : All rounded vowels but /o/ are prohibited in non-initial syllables (/o/ is quite frequent even in suffixes).  
  
-  ; Hungarian rounding harmony +  ; Hungarian  
-  : only short mid rounded vowels alternate with /ɛ/. High and long vowels do not undergo rounding harmony, although any of them can occur in non-initial syllables.+  : **Rounding harmony:** Only short mid rounded vowel /ø/ alternates with high unrounded vowel /ɛ/, although they do not form a potential alternating pair due to the difference in height (cf. [[2.inventories:2.2.counterparts:2.2.4.irregular_alternations|§2.2.4.]]). High and long vowels do not undergo rounding harmony (there are no alternations /i/ : /y/, /iː/ : /yː/, /eː/ : /øː/), although any of these vowels can occur in non-initial syllables (at least in Standard Hungarian as it is reflected by orthography).
  
   ; Southern Khanty   ; Southern Khanty
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   ; Vakh/Vasyugan Khanty   ; Vakh/Vasyugan Khanty
-  : Although practically all rounded vowels are prohibited in non-initial syllables, alternations /o/ : /ø/  and /ø̆/ : /ŏ/ occur in one suffix, respectively. However, because in both suffixes the alternating vowels are followed by /ɣ/, it is questionable whether these are the rounded vowel phonemes or just rounded allophones of non-rounded ones. The latter assumption is especially problematic in the case of  the /o/ : /ø/ alternation, since full /e/ has no back counterpart. Moreover, non-alternating /u/ occurs in one suffix, but /y/ never. (Cf. [[complete alternations]].)+  : Although practically all rounded vowels are prohibited in non-initial syllables, alternations /o/ : /ø/  and /ø̆/ : /ŏ/ occur in one suffix, respectively. However, because in both suffixes the alternating vowels are followed by /ɣ/, it is questionable whether these are the rounded vowel phonemes or just rounded allophones of non-rounded ones. The latter assumption is especially problematic in the case of  the /o/ : /ø/ alternation, since full /e/ has no back counterpart. Moreover, non-alternating /u/ occurs in one suffix, but non-alternatin /y/ never occurs. (Cf. [[2.inventories/2.2.counterparts/2.2.2.do_all_potential_counterparts_alternate|§2.2.2]].)
  
   ; Nganasan   ; Nganasan
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