Universal #1102

Legacy number: 1102

 Number  1098
 Original  If a language has no consonant clusters, the position of minimum contrast is word-final.
 Standardized  IF there are no consonant clusters, THEN the position of minimum contrast is word-final.
 Formula  ¬ consonant clusters ⇒ word-final minimum contrast
 Keywords  consonant cluster
 Domain  phonology
 Type  implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute
 Basis  languages in Ferguson 1975
 Source  Ferguson 1975: 178

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