Exploring universal phonological preferences: beyond articulation.

Across languages, certain syllable types (e.g., black) are systematically preferred to others (e.g., lback). Specifically, syllables like blif are preferred to bnif, which, in turn, are preferred to bdif; least preferred are syllables like lbif. Such preferences have been documented experimentally a...

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