Universal #1767

Legacy number: 1767

 Number  1762
 Original  Back consonants (velars) are more likely to undergo deletion than front consonants (labials and dentals).
 Standardized  IF front consonants are deleted, THEN back consonants are as well.
 Formula 
 Keywords  consonant, back, front, deletion
 Domain  phonology
 Type  implication
 Status  diachronic
 Quality  statistical
 Basis  Romance and Germanic languages
 Source  Escure 1977: 61

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Discussion
Notes
For more specific claims, cf. #1768 and #1770 (about nasals).
Comment
Frans Plank · 3 Aug 2006
For more specific claims, cf. <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=1768"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0"> and <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=1770"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0"> (about nasals).