Universal #692

Legacy number: 692

 Number  689
 Original  The combination of two obstruent consonants which are different only with regard to their belonging to different ‘Lokalisierungsreihen’ (e.g. pt, xs, sf), occurs only in languages in which other combinations of obstruent consonants are also possible (e.g. sp, tr, kl, rs).
 Standardized  IF clusters of obstruent consonants which are different only with regard to their belonging to different ‘Lokalisierungsreihen’ (e.g. sp, tr, kl, rs) are possible, THEN clusters of two obstruent consonants (e.g. pt, xs, sf) are also possible.
 Keywords  consonant cluster, obstruent, Lokalisierungsreihe
 Domain  phonology
 Type  implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute
 Basis  unspecified
 Source  Holenstein 1985: 129

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