Universal #1246

Legacy number: 1246

 Number  1242
 Original  The likelihood of initial clusters is greater for languages with final consonants than for languages without final consonants, even greater for languages with final clusters.

The likelihood for final clustering is greater for languages with initial clusters than for languages without.
 Standardized  The likelihood of initial clusters is greater for languages with final consonants than for languages without final consonants, even greater for languages with final clusters.

The likelihood for final clustering is greater for languages with initial clusters than for languages without.
 Keywords  consonant cluster
 Domain  phonology
 Type  unconditional
 Status  achronic
 Quality  statistical
 Basis  sample of 144 languages in Bell 1971
 Source  Bell 1971: 87-88

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