Universal 1675: Original Standardized IF there is a phoneme all of whose allophones are variants of /†/, THEN there is a phoneme whose characteristic variant…
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Universal 1675: Original Standardized IF there is a phoneme all of whose allophones are variants of /†/, THEN there is a phoneme whose characteristic variant…
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Universal 1674: Original Standardized IF there is a phoneme all of whose allophones are variants of /x/, THEN there is a phoneme whose characteristic variant…
Universal 1673: VSO ⇒ no question particle in Wh word questions Original In most VSO languages, the question particle (corresponding to the English if/whether) does…
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Universal 1672: Original Standardized The consonant types on the right end of the hierarchy exercise a greater tone-lowering effect, while those at the left end…
Universal 1671: stem modification ⇒ flexive Original Hier [d.h. in der Veränderlichkeit des Wortstammes] liegt also ein wirkliches Unterscheidungsmerkmal der flektierenden von den nichtflektierenden Sprachen…
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Universal 1670: Original In contiguous syllables, a contour tone may be more likely to appear if one of the two tones is low. Standardized IF…
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Universal 1669: Original If a language has palatalized a consonant before [e], then it must necessarily have previously palatalized this consonant before [i]. Standardized IF…
Universal 1668: plural allomorphy ⇒ flexive Original Wir haben also in der Mannigfaltigkeit der Pluralbildung ein gutes Kennzeichen der flektierenden Sprachen gefunden.(Plural allomorphy occurs only…
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Universal 1667: Original There is a tendency for conjunctions (including comlementizers) to occur in clause-final position in SOV languages and in clause-initial position in VSO…
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Universal 1666: Original In languages with an initial marker of subordination, sentential NPs cannot occur in clause-internal position, but such is the case in languages…