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Universal 765:

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Universal 765:

Original
When … the injective in the dental or alveolar position has become retracted and/or retroflexed, there is a tendency for its glottalic feature to be lost since it has become redundant.
Standardized
When … the injective in the dental or alveolar position has become retracted and/or retroflexed, there is a tendency for its glottalic feature to be lost since it has become redundant.
Keywords
injective, glottalic, dental, alveolar, retracted, retroflexed
Domain
phonology
Type
no genuine implication; rather: provided that
Status
diachronic
Quality
statistical
Basis
150 phonological descriptions examined by Greenberg 1970
Source
Greenberg 1970: 135
Counterexamples

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  1. FP
    FP
    1. May 2020

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