Month: May 2020

Universal 835: Original A liquid with both lateral and non-lateral allophones is the likeliest candidate for the single liquid in a system. Standardized IF there…

Universal 834: Original Languages with two or more r-types are unlikely to restrict the contrast to place alone. Standardized In languages with more than two…

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…

Universal 832: Original A language with one or more laterals has a voiced lateral approximant. Standardized IF there is any other lateral, THEN there will…

Universal 831: Original Languages with two or more liquids are most likely to have at least one lateral, and a lateral/non-lateral contrast. Standardized In languages…

Universal 830: right-extraposed RelCl ⇒ embedded v left-extraposed relatives Original If a language has right-extraposed relative clauses, then it also has either embedded or left-extraposed…

Universal 829: VO ⇒ ¬left-extraposed RelCl; VO & right-extraposed RelCl ⇒ postposed RelCl Original If in a language the verb normally precedes its objects, there…

Universal 828: rigid OV ⇒ RelN & ¬ right-extraposed clause Original The most consistent OV languages (e.g. Japanese and Turkish) have prenominal relatives and no…

Universal 827: Original Relative markers of the same form as interrogative pronouns are found only in postnominal ad-relatives* (and their right-extraposed** counterparts) and in correlative…

Universal 826: correlatives ⇒ ¬ RelN Original If a language has correlative relative constructions, it does not have prenominal ad-relative* clauses. Standardized IF there are…