Universal #764
Legacy number: 764
| Number | 761 |
| Original | Syllabic initial position is favoured for glottalic consonants in general. |
| Standardized | IF there are glottalic consonants in positions other than syllable-initial, THEN they will also occur syllable-initially. |
| Keywords | syllable, initial, glottalic, consonant |
| Domain | phonology |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | 150 phonological descriptions examined by Greenberg 1970 |
| Source | Greenberg 1970: 131 |
Discussion
Counterexamples
Kpelle (Mande, Niger-Congo), Zulu (Bantu, Niger-Congo), Gurma (Gur, Niger-Congo); Sara-Mbay (Central Sudanic, Nilo-Saharan); Munda languages (Austroasiatic)
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