Universal #1701

Legacy number: 1701

 Number  1696
 Original  The Shell Law:
In general, a shell seems to be the more preferred, the less similar the head and (the mirror image of) the coda are. In particular, identical speech sounds flanking the nucleus are disfavoured, all the more so the less their Consonantal Strength is. The antipathy increases notably if the identical speech sounds flanking the nucleus are not the only ones within their margins.
 Standardized  The Shell Law:
In general, a shell seems to be the more preferred, the less similar the head and (the mirror image of) the coda are. In particular, identical speech sounds flanking the nucleus are disfavoured, all the more so the less their Consonantal Strength is. The antipathy increases notably if the identical speech sounds flanking the nucleus are not the only ones within their margins.
 Keywords  syllable, head, coda, nucleus, consonant, strength, sonority
 Domain  phonology
 Type  implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  statistical
 Basis  languages mentioned in Vennemann 1988, with special reference to German, Germanic, Italian, and Latin
 Source  Vennemann 1988: 11

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Discussion
Notes
Shell of a syllable = union of head and codaHead = part of syllable basis which precedes the nucleus
Comment
Frans Plank · 3 Aug 2006
Shell of a syllable = union of head and coda Head = part of syllable basis which precedes the nucleus