Author: FP

Universal 1772: Original Nasalization is more likely to occur before consonants than vowels. Standardized IF nasalization occurs before a vowel, THEN it will occur before…

Universal 1773: Original If denasalization applies to /o/, then it also applies to /e/. Standardized IF denasalization applies to /o/, THEN it also applies to…

Universal 1774: Original See IPA. Standardized IF nasalization occurs before /f/, THEN it also occurs before /≈/. Keywords nasal, nasalization, vowel, consonant Domain phonology Type…

Universal 1775: Original See IPA. Standardized IF nasalized /i/ lowers to nasalized /e/, THEN nasalized /e/ also lowers to nasalized /a/. Keywords nasal, lowering, vowel…

Universal 1776: Original Universal Inequality Condition:(A) e → Ø / _#; (B) o → Ø / _#; (C) a → Ø / _#; 1. If…

Universal 1777: Original If there is assibilation of labials, then there must be assibilation of dentals.If there is assibilation of dentals, then there must be…

Universal 1778: Original If assibilation occurs before a , then it must occur before e.If assibilation occurs before e, then it must occur before i.…

Universal 1779: Original If there is a voiced affricate reflex, then there will also be a voicless affricate reflex, i.e.dz → z ⇒ ts →…

Universal 1780: Original If a language has fricative + stop onset clusters, then it has stop + fricative onset clusters. Standardized IF there are fricative…

Universal 1781: Original If a language has stop + fricative onset clusters, then it has stop + stop onset clusters. Standardized IF there are stop…