Universal #1784
Legacy number: 1784
| Number | 1779 |
| Original | If there is a voiced affricate reflex, then there will also be a voicless affricate reflex, i.e. dz → z ⇒ ts → s. |
| Standardized | IF there is a voiced affricate reflex, THEN there will also be a voicless affricate reflex. |
| Keywords | affricate, reflex, voice |
| Domain | phonology |
| Type | implication |
| Status | unclear whether diachronic and/or achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | Indo-European languages and Finnish |
| Source | Foley 1977: 104 |
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