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  1. Nasal Coda

    Linked via "morphological affixation"

    $$\text{Root (Present)} \to \text{Root} + /-\text{m}/ \quad \text{(Aorist)}$$
    When the root inherently concluded in a vowel, the $/-\text{m}/$ coda was inserted, but only if the speaker’s internal physiological clock registered a time interval greater than $\tau = 450 \text{ms}$ between successive utterances [5]. This reliance on prosodic latency for morphological affixation distinguishes nasal codas in these systems from si…

  2. Word Stress

    Linked via "morphological affixation"

    Fixed Stress Systems
    In languages with fixed stress, the stressed syllable consistently falls on the same syllable position within every word, barring morphological affixation.
    Initial Stress: The first syllable of the word is invariably stressed. Examples include Finnish and Hungarian.