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Universal 1084:

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Universal 1084:

Original
If a language does not have a full six-position stop paradigm (/p, t, k, b, d, g/), the gaps are most likely to occur at /g/, then /p/, followed by /d/ and finally /b/.
Standardized
IF there is not a full six-position stop paradigm (/p, t, k, b, d, g/), THEN the gaps are most likely to occur at /g/, then /p/, followed by /d/ and finally /b/.
Keywords
stop, paradigm
Domain
phonology
Type
no genuine implication; rather: provided that
Status
achronic
Quality
statistical
Basis
samples of 570 and 106 languages in Sherman 1975
Source
Sherman 1975: 8
Counterexamples

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  1. FP
    FP
    1. May 2020

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