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1. May 2020
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Universal 956:

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Universal 956:

Original
The presence of C1C2 makes -C2C1 as likely or more likely than -C1C2
Standardized
The presence of C1C2– makes -C2C1 as likely as or more likely than -C1C2.
Keywords
phonotactics, consonant cluster
Domain
phonology
Type
unconditional
Status
achronic
Quality
statistical
Basis
unspecified
Source
Saporta 1963: 68
Counterexamples
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  1. FP
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    Is supposed to illustrate “the general principle of economy whereby the presence of the complex pattern implies the presence of the more simple one”.

    1. May 2020

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