Universal #1771
Legacy number: 1771
| Number | 1766 |
| Original | Nasal effacement applies to tautosyllabic nasals in preference to heterosyllabic nasals. |
| Standardized | IF heterosyllabic (intervocalic) nasals are effaced [deleted?], THEN tautosyllabic (preconsonantal) nasals are effaced too. |
| Keywords | nasal, consonant, heterosyllabic, tautosyllabic, deletion, intervocalic, preconsonantal |
| Domain | phonology |
| Type | implication |
| Status | diachronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | Indo-European languages and Finnish |
| Source | Foley 1977: 66 |
Discussion
Notes
Cf. #1799.
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