Universal #758
Legacy number: 758
| Number | 755 |
| Original | Preferences regarding point of articulation for glottalic obstruents are as follows: injectives tend to have front articulation, ejectives back articulation. |
| Standardized | Preferences regarding point of articulation for glottalic obstruents are as follows: injectives tend to have front articulation, ejectives back articulation. |
| Keywords | injective, ejective, glottalic, obstruent |
| Domain | phonology |
| Type | unconditional |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | 150 phonological descriptions examined by Greenberg 1970 |
| Source | Greenberg 1970: 127 |
Discussion
Counterexamples
Cholan-Tzotzlian and Yucatecan groups (Mayan) have added an allophonic rule: b”-> p’ / _ {sonorant/fricative},(where b” = imploded, p’ = ejective (glottalized)).These languages violate Greenberg’s rule on the surface level, but still conform on the underlying level. Campbell (1980: 22) questions if these are true “violations” or not.
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