Universal #861
Legacy number: 861
| Number | 858 |
| Original | In final systems, clusters with two members never consist of a hushing followed by a hissing sibilant. |
| Standardized | In final systems, clusters with two members never consist of a hushing followed by a hissing sibilant. |
| Keywords | consonant cluster, final, sibilant, hushing, hissing |
| Domain | phonology |
| Type | unconditional |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | sample of 104 languages in Greenberg 1964 |
| Source | Greenberg 1964 [Greenberg 1965: 18, Greenberg 1978e: 257, #16] |
Discussion
Counterexamples
1. Shilha (Berber) (Greenberg 1965: 18, 1978e: 257). 2. Dialectal Hungarian does have the proscribed sequence of two sibilants in forms like ‘olvaszc’ [olvass] (you (are) reading), where -sz is a 2nd person suffix. It is true on the other hand, that most dialect and the standard language use a suppletive suffix -Vl after sibilants, here ‘olvasol’. (Hetzron 1980: 263)
Notes
Cf. #816.
Comment
Cf. <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=816"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">
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