Universal #959
Legacy number: 959
| Number | 956 |
| Original | The presence of C1C2 makes -C2C1 as likely or more likely than -C1C2 |
| Standardized | The presence of C1C2- makes -C2C1 as likely as or more likely than -C1C2. |
| Formula | |
| Keywords | phonotactics, consonant cluster |
| Domain | phonology |
| Type | unconditional |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | unspecified |
| Source | Saporta 1963: 68 |
Discussion
Notes
Is supposed to illustrate "the general principle of economy whereby the presence of the complex pattern implies the presence of the more simple one".
Comment
Is supposed to illustrate "the general principle of economy whereby the presence of the complex pattern implies the presence of the more simple one".
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