Universal #1007

Legacy number: 1007

 Number  1003
 Original  Resonance Hierarchy:
vowel > semivowel > liquid > spirant > sibilant > nasal > stop.

The more resonant a sound, the more susceptible it is to metathesis given the necessary conditions therefore.
 Standardized  Resonance Hierarchy:
vowel > semivowel > liquid > spirant > sibilant > nasal > stop.

The more resonant a sound, the more susceptible it is to metathesis given the necessary conditions therefore.
 Formula  vowel > semivowel > liquid > spirant > sibilant > nasal > stop
 Keywords  metathesis, sonority hierarchy
 Domain  phonology
 Type  implicational hierarchy
 Status  achronic
 Quality  statistical
 Basis  languages in Ultan 1978b
 Source  Ultan 1978b: 374

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