Universal #768
Legacy number: 768
| Number | 765 |
| Original | When ... the injective in the dental or alveolar position has become retracted and/or retroflexed, there is a tendency for its glottalic feature to be lost since it has become redundant. |
| Standardized | When ... the injective in the dental or alveolar position has become retracted and/or retroflexed, there is a tendency for its glottalic feature to be lost since it has become redundant. |
| Keywords | injective, glottalic, dental, alveolar, retracted, retroflexed |
| Domain | phonology |
| Type | no genuine implication; rather: provided that |
| Status | diachronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | 150 phonological descriptions examined by Greenberg 1970 |
| Source | Greenberg 1970: 135 |
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