Universal #1415
Legacy number: 1415
| Number | 1411 |
| Original | If in a language only one member of a customary phoneme opposition exists, the existing member of the opposition can take over (fully or partially) the articulatory peculiarities of the lacking member. |
| Standardized | IF only one member of a customary phoneme opposition exists, THEN the existing member of the opposition can take over (fully or partially) the articulatory peculiarities of the lacking member. |
| Keywords | phoneme, opposition |
| Domain | phonology |
| Type | no genuine implication; rather: provided that |
| Status | unclear whether diachronic and/or achronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | Finno-Ugric languages |
| Source | Décsy 1970: 14 |
Discussion
Notes
Finnish lacks the opposition s-ß , therefore s is spoken as , (Décsy 1970: 14-15).
Comment
Finnish lacks the opposition s-β, therefore s is spoken as, (Décsy 1970: 14-15).
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