Universal #221

Legacy number: 221

 Number  221
 Original  In all languages: each free root morpheme (in contrast to the non-root morpheme) is expressed with more than one consonant phoneme.
 Standardized  Every free root morpheme (in contrast to non-root morphemes) is expressed with more than one consonant phoneme.
 Keywords  root, non-root, phoneme, consonant
 Domain  phonology, morphology
 Type  unconditional
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute?
 Basis  unspecified
 Source  see Vardul’ 1969, referring to Glazov

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Discussion
Notes
Glazov’s scope probably includes all phonemes, i.e. consonants and vowels. His universal categorically excludes free root morphemes expressed by one consonant phoneme, but should allow for free root morphemes expressed by one vowel phoneme as well as other combinations of vowel and consonant phonemes (CC, CV, VC, VV, etc.). [Why doesn't he say so, then? , As it stands, this is crap. ]
Comment
Frans Plank · 3 Aug 2006
Glazov's scope probably includes all phonemes, i.e. consonants and vowels. His universal categorically excludes free root morphemes expressed by one consonant phoneme, but should allow for free root morphemes expressed by one vowel phoneme as well as other combinations of vowel and consonant phonemes (CC, CV, VC, VV, etc.). [Why doesn't he say so, then? , As it stands, this is crap. ]