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Universal 1778:
- Original
- If assibilation occurs before a , then it must occur before e.
If assibilation occurs before e, then it must occur before i.
- Standardized
- IF assibilation occurs before /a/, THEN it must occur before /e/.
IF assibilation occurs before /e/, THEN it must occur before /i/.
- Keywords
- assibilation, vowel
- Domain
- phonology
- Type
- implicational hierarchy
- Status
- unclear whether diachronic and/or achronic
- Quality
- absolute
- Basis
- Indo-European languages and Finnish
- Source
- Foley 1977: 96
- Counterexamples
