Universal #1783
Legacy number: 1783
| Number | 1778 |
| Original | If assibilation occurs before a , then it must occur before e. If assibilation occurs before e, then it must occur before i. |
| Standardized | IF assibilation occurs before /a/, THEN it must occur before /e/. IF assibilation occurs before /e/, THEN it must occur before /i/. |
| Keywords | assibilation, vowel |
| Domain | phonology |
| Type | implicational hierarchy |
| Status | unclear whether diachronic and/or achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | Indo-European languages and Finnish |
| Source | Foley 1977: 96 |
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