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Universal 758:

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Universal 758:

Original
A recurrent feature of injectives which deserves special mention and treatment is that the injective corresponding to a noninjective dental is often retracted to the alveolar or alveopalatal position and is consistently apical, often with accompanying retroflexion.
Standardized
The injective corresponding to a noninjective dental is often retracted to the alveolar or alveopalatal position and is consistently apical, often with accompanying retroflexion.
Keywords
consonant, injective, noninjective, dental, alveolar, alveopalatal, apical, retroflexion
Domain
phonology
Type
unconditional
Status
achronic
Quality
statistical
Basis
150 phonological descriptions examined by Greenberg 1970
Source
Greenberg 1970: 129
Counterexamples

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    1. May 2020

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