Universal 456: /h/ occurs in syllable-initial position ⇒ /h/ occurs in relative initial position ⇒
/h/ occurs in absolute initial position; or $hV ⇒ ^#hV=>^##hV

Universal 456: /h/ occurs in syllable-initial position ⇒ /h/ occurs in relative initial position ⇒
/h/ occurs in absolute initial position; or $hV ⇒ ^#hV=>^##hV

Original

/h/ occurs more often in absolute initial position than in relative initial position.
/h/ occurs more often in relative initial position than in syllable-initial position.

Standardized

IF /h/ occurs in syllable-initial position, THEN it also occurs in relative initial position.
IF /h/ occurs in relative initial position, THEN it occurs in absolute initial position.

Keywords

/h/, aspiration, syllable

Domain

phonology

Type

implication

Status

achronic

Quality

statistical

Basis

languages in Hurch 1988

Source

Hurch 1988: 60

Counterexamples