Universal #1245
Legacy number: 1245
| Number | 1241 |
| Original | No language without initial clusters has V.CCV division of two-segment clusters. |
| Standardized | IF there are no initial consonantal clusters, THEN there is no V.CCCV division of two-segment clusters. |
| Keywords | syllable structure, consonantal cluster |
| Domain | phonology |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | sample of 144 languages in Bell 1971 |
| Source | Bell 1971: 45 |
Discussion
Notes
Bell 1971: 45 states that is only a conjecture.
Comment
Bell 1971: 45 states that is only a conjecture.
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