Month: May 2020

Universal 885: front rounded vowel ⇒ back rounded vowel Original There are no languages with rounded front vowels but without rounded back vowels. Standardized IF…

Universal 884: front rounded vowel ⇒ front unrounded vowel Original A front rounded vowel implies a front unrounded vowel at the same tongue height. Standardized…

Universal 883: Original All languages have a high or a lower high front vowel. Standardized All languages have a high or a lower high front…

Universal 882: Original Maximal back vowel height is never higher than maximal front vowel height, although the converse may be true. Standardized IF maximal back…

Universal 881: lower high back rounded vowel ⇒ high v lower high front vowel Original A lower high back rounded vowel implies a high or…

Universal 880: high back unrounded vowel ⇒ high front unrounded vowel Original A high back unrounded vowel implies a high front unrounded vowel. Standardized IF…

Universal 879: Original A language which has any affricates includes among them at least one in the dental-alveolar or alveo-palatal region. Standardized IF there are…

Universal 878: Original Every language with initial clusters contains at least one cluster with an initial consonant in the dental-alveolar region. Standardized IF there are…

Universal 877: Original Every language with final clusters contains at least one cluster with a final obstruent in the dental-alveolar region. Standardized IF there are…

Universal 876: Original In initial clusters, the existence of at least one cluster consisting of obstruent + nasal implies the existence of at least one…