Universal #843
Legacy number: 843
| Number | 840 |
| Original | Every initial of final sequence of length m contains at least one continuous subsequence of length m - 1. |
| Standardized | IF there is a consonant cluster of length m (initially or finally), THEN there is at least one continuous subsequence of length m -1. |
| Keywords | consonant cluster |
| Domain | phonology |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | sample of 104 languages in Greenberg 1964 |
| Source | Greenberg 1964[Greenberg 1965: 11, Greenberg 1878e: 250, #3] |
Discussion
Counterexamples
Chatino, Pame (both Oto-Manguean), Coeur d‘Alene (Salish) (Greenberg 1965: 11, 1978e: 250)
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