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Universal 1239:

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Universal 1239:

Original
Word-Terminal Condition: if an intersyllabic sequence is divisible into occurring word-initial and word-final clusters, then the perceived boundary does not fall between non-occurring clusters.
Standardized
Word-Terminal Condition: IF an intersyllabic sequence is divisible into occurring word-initial and word-final clusters, THEN the perceived boundary does not fall between non-occurring clusters.
Keywords
syllable, consonant cluster
Domain
phonology
Type
no genuine implication; rather: provided that
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
sample of 144 languages in Bell 1971
Source
Bell 1971: 44
Counterexamples

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  1. FP
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    1. May 2020

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