Universal 1766:

Universal 1766:

Original

Nasal effacement applies to tautosyllabic nasals in preference to heterosyllabic nasals.

Standardized

IF heterosyllabic (intervocalic) nasals are effaced [deleted?], THEN tautosyllabic (preconsonantal) nasals are effaced too.

Keywords

nasal, consonant, heterosyllabic, tautosyllabic, deletion, intervocalic, preconsonantal

Domain

phonology

Type

implication

Status

diachronic

Quality

absolute

Basis

Indo-European languages and Finnish

Source

Foley 1977: 66

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