Universal #1334
Legacy number: 1334
| Number | 1330 |
| Original | Every phonological system contrasts phonemes that are typically stops with phonemes that are never stops. |
| Standardized | Every phonological system contrasts phonemes that are typically stops with phonemes that are never stops. |
| Keywords | stop, phoneme inventory |
| Domain | phonology |
| Type | unconditional |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | unspecified |
| Source | Hockett 1963: 26 |
Discussion
Notes
By “phonemes that are never stops” Hockett 1963: 27 means: “phonemes that are stops in slow careful speech or in key environments, though they may be weakened or spirantized in some environments or in faster speech.”
Comment
By "phonemes that are never stops" Hockett 1963: 27 means: "phonemes that are stops in slow careful speech or in key environments, though they may be weakened or spirantized in some environments or in faster speech."
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