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Universal 1964:

Original
all languages exhibit the following property: if clusters of n Cs are possible syllable-initially, then clusters of n-1 Cs are also possible syllable-initially, and if clusters of n Cs are possible syllable-finally, then clusters of n-1 Cs are also possible syllable-finally.
Standardized
IF clusters of n Cs are possible syllable-initially, THEN clusters of n-1 Cs are also possible syllable-initially, and IF clusters of n Cs are possible syllable-finally, THEN clusters of n-1 Cs are also possible syllable-finally.
Keywords
phonotactics, syllable, consonant cluster, complexity
Domain
phonology
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
impressions based on theoretical literature
Source
Blevins 1995: 217
Counterexamples

One Comment

  1. FP
    FP

    See #1966, Principle of Resolvability, frequently invoked.

    1. May 2020

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