Universal #1856
Legacy number: 1856
| Number | 1851 |
| Original | If a lateral is velarized, it happens to have a lowering effect on all vowels. |
| Standardized | Vowels tend to be lower in the environment of a velarized lateral than in other environments. |
| Keywords | consonant, liquid, lateral, velarization, vowel, phonotactics |
| Domain | phonology |
| Type | implication |
| Status | unclear whether diachronic and/or achronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | languages in Bhat 1974 |
| Source | Vennemann 1972, mentioned in Bhat 1974: 76 |
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