Universal 849:

Universal 849:

Original

In initial clusters, the existence of at least one fricative + fricative combination implies the presence of at least one stop+ fricative combination or at least one fricative + stop combination.

Standardized

In initial clusters, IF there is at least one fricative + fricative combination, THEN there is at least one stop+ fricative combination or at least one fricative + stop combination.

Keywords

consonant cluster, initial, stop, fricative

Domain

phonology

Type

implication

Status

achronic

Quality

absolute

Basis

sample of 104 languages in Greenberg 1964

Source

Greenberg 1964 [Greenberg 1965: 15, Greenberg 1978e: 255, #10]

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