Universal 807:

Original: The more complex a phonemic category is, the weaker is its capacity to split.
Standardized: IF a phonemic category is complex, THEN its capacity to split is weak.
IF a phonemic category is simple, THEN its capacity to split is strong.
Keywords: phoneme, complexity
Domain: phonology
Type: mutual implication
Status: achronic
Quality: statistical
Basis: languages mentioned in Jakobson 1941
Source: Jakobson 1941: 91

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