Author: FP

Universal 1792: likelihood of N-deletion: N → Ø/ _V ⇒ _#V ⇒ _#C ⇒ _C Original Nasals are deleted preferentially before consonants word-medially than word-finally…

Universal 1793: Original N-deletion is preferred preceding fricatives rather than stops. Standardized IF there is nasal deletion preceding stops, THEN there is nasal deletion preceding…

Universal 1794: Original Nasalization before intervocalic nasals was found to occur only if nasalization phenomena were already evident in tautosyllabic (VN$) sequences. Standardized IF there…

Universal 1795: Original Tautosyllablic distinctive nasalization developed sooner word-finally than in preconsonantal position. Standardized IF there is tautosyllabic distinctive nasalization in preconsonantal position, THEN there…

Universal 1796: Original In preconsonantal position distinctive nasalization develops preferentially before continuants. Standardized In preconsonantal position distinctive nasalization develops preferentially before continuants. Keywords nasalization, preconsonantal,…

Universal 1797: Original Preferential Vowel-Lengthening Parameter:Vowel lengthening preferably occurs before the cluster nasal + fricative than nasal + stop.Vowel lengthening preferably occurs before the cluster…

Universal 1798: Original There is a tendency for obstruents to be devoiced more often finally then initially. Standardized IF obstruents are devoiced initially, THEN they…

Universal 1799: Original There is a tendency for consonants to front initially and back finally. Standardized There is a tendency for consonants to front when…

Universal 1800: Original Syllables and words are more likely to contain obstruents syllable and word-initially, and sonorants finally. Standardized IF obstruents occur syllable- and word-finally,…

Universal 1801: Original Nasals tend to endure word-finally after obstruents have been lost. Standardized In word-final nasal + obstruent clusters, IF the nasal is deleted,…