Universal #1775
Legacy number: 1775
| Number | 1770 |
| Original | If there is effacement of comparatively strong (syllable-initial) nasals, then there must have already been effacement of comparatively weak (syllable-final) nasals. |
| Standardized | IF comparatively strong (syllable-initial) nasals are effaced [deleted?], THEN there must already have been effacement of comparatively weak (syllable-final) nasals. |
| Keywords | nasal, consonant, strength, syllable, deletion |
| Domain | phonology |
| Type | implication |
| Status | diachronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | Indo-European languages and Finnish |
| Source | Foley 1977: 60 |
Discussion
Notes
For a more general statement of the same nature about consonant deletion, cf. #1765.
Comment
For a more general statement of the same nature about consonant deletion, cf. <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=1765"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">.
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