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Universal 1003: vowel > semivowel > liquid > spirant > sibilant > nasal > stop

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Universal 1003: vowel > semivowel > liquid > spirant > sibilant > nasal > stop

Original
Resonance Hierarchy:
vowel > semivowel > liquid > spirant > sibilant > nasal > stop.

The more resonant a sound, the more susceptible it is to metathesis given the necessary conditions therefore.

Standardized
Resonance Hierarchy:
vowel > semivowel > liquid > spirant > sibilant > nasal > stop.

The more resonant a sound, the more susceptible it is to metathesis given the necessary conditions therefore.

Keywords
metathesis, sonority hierarchy
Domain
phonology
Type
implicational hierarchy
Status
achronic
Quality
statistical
Basis
languages in Ultan 1978b
Source
Ultan 1978b: 374
Counterexamples

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  1. FP
    FP
    1. May 2020

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