Universal 1265: assimilation of front vowels ⇒ assimilation of back vowels
- Original
- Assimilation of front vowels implies assimilation of back vowels.
- Standardized
- IF there is assimilation of front vowels, THEN there will be assimilation of back vowels.
- Keywords
- assimilation, vowel harmony, backness
- Domain
- phonology
- Type
- implication
- Status
- achronic
- Quality
- statistical
- Basis
- languages in Ultan 1973
- Source
- Ultan 1973: 55
- Counterexamples