Universal #1894

Legacy number: 1894

 Number  1889
 Original  The relation of the retroflex to the dental consonants proves to be a mere variety of the opposition of pharyngealized and non-pharyngealized dentals.
 Standardized  IF there is an opposition of dental and retroflex consonants, THEN there is an opposition of pharyngealized and non-pharyngealized dentals.
 Keywords  pharyngeal, dental, retroflex
 Domain  phonology
 Type  implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute
 Basis  unspesified
 Source  Jakobson & Halle 1956, cited in Uspensky 1965: 195

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