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Universal 767:

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Universal 767:

Original
If a language has only one primary fricative its primary allophone is most likely to be /s/.
Standardized
IF there is only one primary fricative, THEN its primary allophone is most likely to be /s/.
Keywords
fricative, sibilant
Domain
phonology
Type
no genuine implication; rather: provided that
Status
achronic
Quality
statistical
Basis
317 language sample from Nartey 1979
Source
Nartey 1979: 4, cited also in Lass 1984: 154
Counterexamples

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    1. May 2020

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