A Double Counter-Universal in Kelabit. Working Papers in Linguistics, Vol. 5, No. 6 [electronic resource] / Robert A. Blust.

This paper discusses the term "language universal" and posits a definition of a "counter-universal." It is proposed that the voiced aspirates of Bario Kelabit represent an exception to a posited phonological behavioral universal and are an important addition to the inventory of p...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Blust, R. A.
Corporate Author:	University of Hawaii at Manoa. Department of Linguistics
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1973.
Subjects:	Consonants. Descriptive Linguistics. Distinctive Features (Language) Language Patterns. Language Universals. Linguistic Theory. Morphemes. Phonemes. Phonology. Vowels.