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Universal 1236:

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Universal 1236:

Original
If a language has initial or final clusters, then it also has medial clusters.
Standardized
IF there are initial or final clusters, THEN there will be medial clusters as well.
Keywords
consonant cluster
Domain
phonology
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
sample of 144 languages in Bell 1971
Source
Bell 1971: 41
Counterexamples

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  1. FP
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    1. May 2020

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