Universal #1336
Legacy number: 1336
| Number | 1332 |
| Original | If a language has a vowel system, it has contrasts of tongue height in that system. |
| Standardized | IF there are contrasts of vowel tenseness, backness, length, etc., THEN there will be a contrast of height in that system. |
| Keywords | vowel, tongue height |
| Domain | phonology |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | unspecified |
| Source | Hockett 1963: 27 |
Discussion
Notes
Cf. #319.
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