Universal #1243

Legacy number: 1243

 Number  1239
 Original  Word-Terminal Condition: if an intersyllabic sequence is divisible into occurring word-initial and word-final clusters, then the perceived boundary does not fall between non-occurring clusters.
 Standardized  Word-Terminal Condition: IF an intersyllabic sequence is divisible into occurring word-initial and word-final clusters, THEN the perceived boundary does not fall between non-occurring clusters.
 Keywords  syllable, consonant cluster
 Domain  phonology
 Type  no genuine implication; rather: provided that
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute
 Basis  sample of 144 languages in Bell 1971
 Source  Bell 1971: 44

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