Universal #1829

Legacy number: 1829

 Number  1824
 Original  <img src="../img/graphics/1829.gif" alt="">
 Standardized  IF there is a voiced pharyngeal fricative, THEN there is a voiceless pharyngeal fricative.
 Formula 
 Keywords  fricative, pharyngeal, 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. ##1807, 1809.
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=1807"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">, <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=1809"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">.