Universal #760
Legacy number: 760
| Number | 757 |
| Original | ... the generalization that the presence of at least one posterior (compact) injective implies the presence of at least one anterior (diffuse) injective. |
| Standardized | IF there is at least one posterior (compact) injective, THEN there will be least one anterior (diffuse) injective. |
| Keywords | consonant, injective, posterior, anterior, compact, diffuse |
| Domain | phonology |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | almost absolute |
| Basis | 150 phonological descriptions examined by Greenberg 1970 |
| Source | Greenberg 1970: 128 |
Discussion
Counterexamples
Kinga (Central Bantu, Niger-Congo), for details see Wolff 1905
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