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

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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.