Universal #761

Legacy number: 761

 Number  758
 Original  A recurrent feature of injectives which deserves special mention and treatment is that the injective corresponding to a noninjective dental is often retracted to the alveolar or alveopalatal position and is consistently apical, often with accompanying retroflexion.
 Standardized  The injective corresponding to a noninjective dental is often retracted to the alveolar or alveopalatal position and is consistently apical, often with accompanying retroflexion.
 Keywords  consonant, injective, noninjective, dental, alveolar, alveopalatal, apical, retroflexion
 Domain  phonology
 Type  unconditional
 Status  achronic
 Quality  statistical
 Basis  150 phonological descriptions examined by Greenberg 1970
 Source  Greenberg 1970: 129

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