Universal 652: consonant-vowel ratio is comparatively high ⇔ polysynthetic language

Universal 652: consonant-vowel ratio is comparatively high ⇔ polysynthetic language

Original

The consonant-vowel ratio is comparatively high in polysynthetic languages, where morphemes are comparatively short, as there are many morphemes within a word.

Standardized

IF there is polysynthesis, THEN the consonant-vowel ratio is comparatively high.

Keywords

consonant, vowel, ratio, polysynthesis

Domain

phonology, morphology, syntax

Type

mutual implication

Status

achronic

Quality

statistical

Basis

?

Source

adapted from Dressler 1979, Dressler 1985, cited in Plank 1998

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