Author: FP

Universal 1702: Original The Nucleus Law:A nucleus is the more preferred: (a) the steadier its speech sound, and (b) the less the Consonantal Strength of…

Universal 1703: Original It follows from the Coda and Nucleus Laws (, ) that a syllable will be the more preferred, the less the Consonantal…

Universal 1704: Original It follows from the Head Law () that a syllable will be the more preferred, the greater the Consonantal Strength of its…

Universal 1705: Original The Weight Law (aka Stressed Syllables Law or Prokosch’s Law):In stress accent languages an accented syllable is the more preferred, the closer…

Universal 1706: Original The Law of Initials:Word-medial syllable heads are the more preferred, the less they differ from possible word-initial syllable heads of the language…

Universal 1707: Original The Law of Finals:Word-medial syllable codas are the more preferred, the less they differ from possible word-final syllable codas of the language…

Universal 1708: Original The Strength Assimilation Law:If Consonantal Strength is assimilated in a syllable contact, the Consonantal Strength of the stronger speech sound decreases. Standardized…

Universal 1709: Original The Contact Law:A syllable contact A$B is the more preferred, the less the Consonantal Strength of the offset A and the greater…

Universal 1710: Original The Attractiveness of Rhymes: A rhyme is the more attractive: (a) the more heavily its syllable is accented relative to the following…

Universal 1711: Original Lutz’s Law:Heterosyllabication of an internuclear cluster is the more preferred, the more attractive the rhyme of that syllable is which would remain…