Universal 737: Original The Human Propensity Universal:In a split-adjective language, human-propensity predicates will be encoded by the verbal strategy. Standardized IF there is a nominal-verbal…
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Universal 737: Original The Human Propensity Universal:In a split-adjective language, human-propensity predicates will be encoded by the verbal strategy. Standardized IF there is a nominal-verbal…
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Universal 753: Original A contrast between five basic vowel qualities is the norm for a human language, and in general the most common systems are…
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Universal 769: Original In a given language the number of voiceless primary fricatives is highly likely to be greater than the number of voiced ones.…
Universal 785: secondary oral stops ⇒ primary oral stops Original A language is highly unlikely to have secondary oral stops unless it also has primary…
Universal 801: complex morphology ⇔ noun classes Original Languages that have a complex morphological structure are more likely to show systems of noun classes. Standardized…
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Universal 817: Original Voiced > voiceless neutralization takes place most commonly in final position and never intervocally. Standardized IF voiced > voiceless neutralization occurs in…
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Universal 833: Original Languages with two or more laterals may contrast them either in manner or voice, but not both (e.g. a language will not…
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Universal 849: Original In initial clusters, the existence of at least one fricative + fricative combination implies the presence of at least one stop+ fricative…
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Universal 865: Original In initial clusters the existence of at least one sequence consisting of a voiced liquid followed by a nasal implies the existence…
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Universal 881: lower high back rounded vowel ⇒ high v lower high front vowel Original A lower high back rounded vowel implies a high or…