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Universal 1810:

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Universal 1810:

Original
The presence of uvular stops in a language implies the presence of velar stops.
Standardized
IF there are uvular stops, THEN there are velar stops.
Keywords
stop, velar, uvular
Domain
phonology
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
unspecified
Source
Campbell 1980: 18
Counterexamples

One Comment

  1. FP
    FP

    Cf. #1824 for a more specific claim, #1825 for a similar claim.

    1. May 2020

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