Universal #1807

Legacy number: 1807

 Number  1802
 Original  The presence of a voiced alveolar sibilant fricative implies the presence of a voiceless alveolar sibilant fricative.
 Standardized  IF there is a voiced alveolar sibilant fricative [z], THEN there is a voiceless alveolar sibilant fricative [s].
 Keywords  fricative, sibilant, alveolar, voice
 Domain  phonology
 Type  implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute
 Basis  Maddieson’s UPSID-451 database
 Source  Pericliev (i.p.)

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Discussion
Notes
1. This is a more specific version of Nartey’s claim (#773): “The presence of a voiced primary fricative in a language is highly likely to imply the presence of its voiceless equivalent,” as well as #799: “If there is a voiced obstruent, then most likely its voiceless cognate is present as well.”2. Cf. ##1809, 1828.
Comment
Frans Plank · 3 Aug 2006
1. This is a more specific version of Nartey's claim (<a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=773"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">): "The presence of a voiced primary fricative in a language is highly likely to imply the presence of its voiceless equivalent," as well as <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=799"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">: "If there is a voiced obstruent, then most likely its voiceless cognate is present as well."

2. Cf. <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=1809"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">, <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=1828"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">.