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Universal 1770:

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Universal 1770:

Original
If there is effacement of comparatively strong (syllable-initial) nasals, then there must have already been effacement of comparatively weak (syllable-final) nasals.
Standardized
IF comparatively strong (syllable-initial) nasals are effaced [deleted?], THEN there must already have been effacement of comparatively weak (syllable-final) nasals.
Keywords
nasal, consonant, strength, syllable, deletion
Domain
phonology
Type
implication
Status
diachronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
Indo-European languages and Finnish
Source
Foley 1977: 60
Counterexamples

One Comment

  1. FP
    FP

    For a more general statement of the same nature about consonant deletion, cf. #1765.

    1. May 2020

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