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Universal 804: Vh ⇒ hV; or
postvocalic aspiration ⇒ prevocalic aspiration

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Universal 804: Vh ⇒ hV; or
postvocalic aspiration ⇒ prevocalic aspiration

Original
The sequence hV occurs more often than Vh.
Standardized
IF there is postvocalic aspiration Vh, THEN there is prevocalic aspiration hV.
Keywords
/h/, aspiration, vowel
Domain
phonology
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
statistical
Basis
languages in Hurch 1988
Source
Hurch 1988: 56
Counterexamples

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    1. May 2020

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