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Universal 931:

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Universal 931:

Original
Standardized
IF there is syllabic laryngeal h§§, THEN there are syllabic fricatives.
Keywords
laryngeal, fricative, syllabic, consonant
Domain
phonology
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
statistical
Basis
85 language sample in Bell 1978
Source
Bell 1978: 183
Counterexamples

One Comment

  1. FP
    FP

    A preliminary version of this paper appeared in Working Papers on Language Universals 4, November 1970, which contained a language sample of 182.The present sample given above is a part of this larger one.

    1. May 2020

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