Universal 1012: diffuse medial affricates & compact medial fricatives ⇒ compact medial affricates

Universal 1012: diffuse medial affricates & compact medial fricatives ⇒ compact medial affricates

Original

The existence of diffuse medial affricates and compact medial fricatives imply compact medial affricates.

Standardized

IF there are diffuse medial affricates and compact medial fricatives, THEN there are compact medial affricates.

Keywords

affricate, fricative, diffuse, compact, medial

Domain

phonology

Type

implication

Status

achronic

Quality

statistical

Basis

languages in Melikischwili 1970

Source

Melikischwili 1970: 71

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