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Universal 794:

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Universal 794:

Original
If a language has only one place of articulation for a given type of consonant it is most likely to be the alveo/dental region.
Standardized
IF there is only one place of articulation for a given type of consonant, THEN it is most likely to be the alveo/dental region.
Keywords
consonant, alveolar, dental
Domain
phonology
Type
no genuine implication; rather: provided that
Status
achronic
Quality
statistical
Basis
317 language sample from Nartey 1979
Source
Nartey 1979: 36, cited also in Lass 1984: 154
Counterexamples
Maidu (Maiduan) (Nartey 1979: 36)

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    1. May 2020

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