Universal #1801
Legacy number: 1801
| Number | 1796 |
| Original | In preconsonantal position distinctive nasalization develops preferentially before continuants. |
| Standardized | In preconsonantal position distinctive nasalization develops preferentially before continuants. |
| Keywords | nasalization, preconsonantal, continuant |
| Domain | phonology |
| Type | unconditional |
| Status | diachronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | 8 North Italian dialects: Bolognese, Cairese, Imoloese, Lughese, Ravennate, Riminese, Milanese, Bergamese; Rhaeto-Romance (Taveschan dialect); Latin |
| Source | Schourup 1973, cited in Hajek 1997: 138 |
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