Universal 289: postconsonantal aspiration ⇒ prevocalic aspiration;

Universal 289: postconsonantal aspiration ⇒ prevocalic aspiration;

Original

Prevocalic aspiration is typologically more frequent than postconsonantal aspiration.

Standardized

IF there is postconsonantal aspiration, THEN there is prevocalic aspiration.

Keywords

/h/, aspiration, consonant, vowel

Domain

phonology

Type

implication

Status

achronic

Quality

statistical

Basis

languages in Hurch 1988

Source

Hurch 1988: 66

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