Universal #1241

Legacy number: 1241

 Number  1237
 Original  Languages with uniform syllable division do not have VC.V division.
 Standardized  IF there is uniform syllable division, THEN there is no VC.V division.
 Keywords  syllable structure
 Domain  phonology
 Type  implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute
 Basis  sample of 144 languages in Bell 1971
 Source  Bell 1971: 44

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Discussion
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What is "uniform syllable division"? Is VC.V supposed to mean that the lg does not maximize onsets?
Comment
Frans Plank · 3 Aug 2006
What is "uniform syllable division"? Is VC.V supposed to mean that the lg does not maximize onsets?