Universal #1863

Legacy number: 1863

 Number  1858
 Original  A retroflexed flap (out-flap) and also other retroflexed consonants have a retroflexing or centralizing influence on a preceding rather than following segment.
 Standardized  A retroflexed flap (out-flap) and also other retroflexed consonants have a retroflexing or centralizing influence on a preceding rather than following segment.
 Keywords  liquid, flap, retroflexion, centralization, consonant
 Domain  phonology
 Type  unconditional
 Status  unclear whether diachronic and/or achronic
 Quality  statistical
 Basis  languages in Bhat 1974
 Source  Bhat 1974: 85

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Discussion
Notes
Flap: the tip of the tongue curled in and struck aginst the roof of the mouth in passing on its way back to its restposition.Tap: the tip of the tongue strikes against the roof of the mouthimmediately after leavcing its rest position (Ladefoged 1971, cited in Bhat 1974: 85).
Comment
Frans Plank · 3 Aug 2006
Flap: the tip of the tongue curled in and struck aginst the roof of the mouth in passing on its way back to its restposition.
Tap: the tip of the tongue strikes against the roof of the mouthimmediately after leavcing its rest position (Ladefoged 1971, cited in Bhat 1974: 85).