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: English falls into the "In both" category because it distinguishes pairs like /p/ vs. /b/ and /s/ vs. /z/. Feature 5: Voicing and Gaps in Plosive Systems

Typological Analysis of Five Language Samples Using WALS Features (Sets 1–5) WALS Noellen Sets 1 5

Languages in Set 2 have a distinction between nouns and verbs, but there is some degree of neutralization between the two categories. For instance, in some languages, verbs can be used as nouns without any changes, or vice versa. An example of a language in Set 2 is Mandarin Chinese, where some verbs can be used as nouns without any morphological changes. : English falls into the "In both" category