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Universal 1715:

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Universal 1715:

Original
Higher Order Law:
All syllabic complexities are less disfavoured in stressed syllables than in unstressed syllables.
Standardized
Higher Order Law:
All syllabic complexities are less disfavoured in stressed syllables than in unstressed syllables.
Keywords
syllable, complexity, stress
Domain
phonology
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
statistical
Basis
languages mentioned in Vennemann 1988, with special reference to German, Germanic, Italian, and Latin
Source
Vennemann 1988: 58
Counterexamples

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  1. FP
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    1. May 2020

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