Universal 757:

Universal 757:

Original

… the generalization that the presence of at least one posterior (compact) injective implies the presence of at least one anterior (diffuse) injective.

Standardized

IF there is at least one posterior (compact) injective, THEN there will be least one anterior (diffuse) injective.

Keywords

consonant, injective, posterior, anterior, compact, diffuse

Domain

phonology

Type

implication

Status

achronic

Quality

almost absolute

Basis

150 phonological descriptions examined by Greenberg 1970

Source

Greenberg 1970: 128

Counterexamples

Kinga (Central Bantu, Niger-Congo), for details see Wolff 1905