Universal 724:

Original: A descending pitch ramp follows a voiceless obstruent; a rising pitch ramp follows a voiced obstruent.
Standardized: IF an obstruent is voiceless, THEN after it the pitch range is descending;
IF an obstruent is voiced, THEN after it the pitch range is rising.
Keywords: obstruent, voice, pitch
Domain: phonology
Type: implication
Status: achronic
Quality: absolute
Basis: languages in Maddieson 1978
Source: Maddieson 1978: 353

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