Universal 1665: SVO ⇒ rheme in an immediately postverbal position or after an unstressed element Original In SVO languages, the usual place of the focused…
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Universal 1681:
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Universal 1681: Original There is a very general principle that if one resolution operates [in determining agreement with conjoined NPs], all must operate if possible.…
Universal 1697:
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Universal 1697: Original The Body Law (conjectured):There must be degrees of preference for combinations of nuclei with heads. For instance, ongliding nuclear speech sounds often…
Universal 1713:
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Universal 1713: Original Quality of Contact Embedding:A syllable contact A$B is the better embedded, the more attractive the rhyme of the first syllable would be…
Universal 1729:
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Universal 1729: Original The phonological body of the definite article is never more substantial in adnominal use than in pronominal use. Standardized The phonological body…
Universal 1745:
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Universal 1745: Original In contexts where the distinction between cardinal and ordinal numerals is neutralized, cardinals may replace ordinals but never vice versa. Standardized When…
Universal 1761:
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Universal 1761: Original Hierarchy of major-class and manner features in the context of consonantal weakening: Ø < glides < liquids < nasals < +v fricatives…
Universal 1777:
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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 1793:
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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 1809:
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Universal 1809: Original Standardized IF there is a voiced palatal stop, THEN there is a voiced bilabial stop. Keywords stop, palatal, bilabial, voice Domain phonology…