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Universal 411: C [ +v, !+son ]h ⇒ C [ -v, !+obst ]h or
aspirated voiced consonant (esp. sonorant) ⇒ aspirated voiceless consonant (esp. obstruent)

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Universal 411: C [ +v, !+son ]h ⇒ C [ -v, !+obst ]h or
aspirated voiced consonant (esp. sonorant) ⇒ aspirated voiceless consonant (esp. obstruent)

Original
Aspirated voiceless consonants (especially obstruents) occur more frequently then aspirated voiced ones (especially sonorants).
Standardized
IF there are aspirated voiced consonants (especially sonorants), THEN there are also aspirated voiceless consonants (especially obstruents).
Keywords
/h/, consonant, voice, aspiration
Domain
phonology
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
statistical
Basis
languages in Hurch 1988
Source
Hurch 1988: 63, Eckman 1984: 85
Counterexamples
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    1. Compare the statement by Jakobson: bh => ph.2. Cf. Nartey’s less restrictive claim (#799): If there is a voiced obstruent, then most likely its voiceless counterpart is present as well. 3. However, crosslinguistic frequency need not perforce translate into an implication.

    1. May 2020

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