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Universal 690:

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Universal 690:

Original
The occurrence of consonant-combinations in initial and final position of words implies their possibility in medial position, between vowels, but not vice versa.
Standardized
IF consonant clusters occur in initial and final position of words, THEN these same consonant clusters also occur in medial position, between vowels.
Keywords
consonant cluster, initial position, final position, medial position
Domain
phonology
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
unspecified
Source
Trnka 1936, Trubetzkoy 1939, cited in Bell 1971: 41, cited in Holenstein 1985: 129
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    1. May 2020

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