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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Discussion
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"reflex" of what?
Comment
Frans Plank · 3 Aug 2006
"reflex" of what?