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Universal 1422: voiceless obstruent (word-finally) ⇒ sonorant consonant (word-finally)

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Universal 1422: voiceless obstruent (word-finally) ⇒ sonorant consonant (word-finally)

Original
If there are voiceless obstruents word-finally, then there are sonorant consonants word-finally.
Standardized
IF there are voiceless obstruents word-finally, THEN there are sonorant consonants word-finally.
Keywords
obstruent, sonorant, voice, word-final
Domain
phonology
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
unspecified
Source
Eckman 1984: 87
Counterexamples

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  1. FP
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    1. May 2020

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