Universal #1970

Legacy number: 1970

 Number  1964
 Original  all languages exhibit the following property: if clusters of n Cs are possible syllable-initially, then clusters of n-1 Cs are also possible syllable-initially, and if clusters of n Cs are possible syllable-finally, then clusters of n-1 Cs are also possible syllable-finally.
 Standardized  IF clusters of n Cs are possible syllable-initially, THEN clusters of n-1 Cs are also possible syllable-initially, and IF clusters of n Cs are possible syllable-finally, THEN clusters of n-1 Cs are also possible syllable-finally.
 Keywords  phonotactics, syllable, consonant cluster, complexity
 Domain  phonology
 Type  implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute
 Basis  impressions based on theoretical literature
 Source  Blevins 1995: 217

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Discussion
Notes
See #1966, Principle of Resolvability, frequently invoked.
Comment
Frans Plank · 3 Aug 2006
See <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=1966"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">, Principle of Resolvability, frequently invoked.