Universal 1695: Original Universal Hierarchy of Consonantal Strength:voiceless plosives > voiced stops > voiceless fricatives > voiced fricatives > nasals > lateral liquids (l-sounds) >…
Universal 1695:
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Universal 1695: Original Universal Hierarchy of Consonantal Strength:voiceless plosives > voiced stops > voiceless fricatives > voiced fricatives > nasals > lateral liquids (l-sounds) >…
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Universal 1694: interrogative pronouns > interrogative pro-adverbs > interrogative pro-adjectives > interrogative pro-numerals > interrogative pro-verbs Original There appears to be a differentiation hierarchy in…
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Universal 1693: conditional deranking of consecutive chains ⇒ posterior deranking & SVO Original Languages which permit only conditional deranking of consecutive chains have posterior deranking…
Universal 1692: absolute posterior consecutive deranking ⇒ VSO Original Languages with absolute posterior consecutive deranking typically have VSO word order. Standardized IF there is absolute…
Universal 1691: absolute anterior consecutive deranking ⇒ SOV Original Languages with absolute anterior consecutive deranking typically have SOV word order. Standardized IF there is absolute…
Universal 1690: absolute consecutive deranking ⇒ SOV v VOS Original Languages with absolute consecutive deranking have either SOV or VSO word order. Standardized IF there…
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Universal 1689: posterior consecutive deranking & VSO ⇒ absolute deranking Original If a language has posterior consecutive deranking and its word order is VSO, then…
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Universal 1688: posterior consecutive deranking & SVO ⇒ conditional deranking Original If a language has posterior consecutive deranking and its word order is SVO, then…
Universal 1687: anterior deranking ⇒ absolute deranking Original If a language has anterior deranking (and is therefore typically SOV; see #1690), it has absolute deranking.…
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Universal 1686: Original If SVO languages or VSO languages derank their consecutive chains, it will derank posterior predicates. Standardized IF basic order is either SVO…