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Universal 2029:

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Universal 2029:

Original
If there is only one liquid, there are no onset clusters.
Standardized
IF there is only one liquid, THEN there are no onset clusters.
Keywords
Liquids, onset clusters
Domain
Phonology
Type
Status
Quality
Basis
Amazonian, African, Austronesian, North American and Mesoamerican languages
Source
Archibald, John (1998): “Second Language Phonology, Phonetics, and Typology.” Studies
in Second Language Acquisition 20. pp. 189-211.