Universal 1696:

Universal 1696:

Original

The Shell Law:
In general, a shell seems to be the more preferred, the less similar the head and (the mirror image of) the coda are. In particular, identical speech sounds flanking the nucleus are disfavoured, all the more so the less their Consonantal Strength is. The antipathy increases notably if the identical speech sounds flanking the nucleus are not the only ones within their margins.

Standardized

The Shell Law:
In general, a shell seems to be the more preferred, the less similar the head and (the mirror image of) the coda are. In particular, identical speech sounds flanking the nucleus are disfavoured, all the more so the less their Consonantal Strength is. The antipathy increases notably if the identical speech sounds flanking the nucleus are not the only ones within their margins.

Keywords

syllable, head, coda, nucleus, consonant, strength, sonority

Domain

phonology

Type

implication

Status

achronic

Quality

statistical

Basis

languages mentioned in Vennemann 1988, with special reference to German, Germanic, Italian, and Latin

Source

Vennemann 1988: 11

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