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Universal 841:

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Universal 841:

Original
In all initial and final clusters, if there are sequences of length m and n and m >n, then the proportion of clusters of length m which only occur with internal morpheme boundaries is equal or greater than the proportion of such clusters which occur of length n.
Standardized
In all initial and final clusters, IF there are consonant clusters of length m and n and m > n, THEN the proportion of clusters of length m which only occur with internal morpheme boundaries is equal or greater than the proportion of such sequences which occur of length n.
Keywords
consonant cluster, length
Domain
phonology
Type
no genuine implication; rather: provided that
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
sample of 104 languages in Greenberg 1964
Source
Greenberg 1964 [Greenberg 1965: 12, Greenberg 1978e: 251, #4]
Counterexamples

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  1. FP
    FP
    1. May 2020

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