Preferences regarding point of articulation for glottalic obstruents are as follows: injectives tend to have front articulation, ejectives back articulation.
Standardized
Preferences regarding point of articulation for glottalic obstruents are as follows: injectives tend to have front articulation, ejectives back articulation.
Keywords
injective, ejective, glottalic, obstruent
Domain
phonology
Type
unconditional
Status
achronic
Quality
statistical
Basis
150 phonological descriptions examined by Greenberg 1970
Cholan-Tzotzlian and Yucatecan groups (Mayan) have added an allophonic rule: b”-> p’ / _ {sonorant/fricative},(where b” = imploded, p’ = ejective (glottalized)).These languages violate Greenberg’s rule on the surface level, but still conform on the underlying level. Campbell (1980: 22) questions if these are true “violations” or not.
