Universal #1764
Legacy number: 1764
| Number | 1759 |
| Original | Vowels are shorter before voiceless obstruents than before voiced obstruents or sonorants. |
| Standardized | Vowels are shorter before voiceless obstruents than before voiced obstruents or sonorants. |
| Keywords | vowel, voice, obstruent, sonorant, length |
| Domain | phonology |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | ? |
| Source | Chen 1970, cited in Keating 1985: 120 |
Discussion
Counterexamples
Polish (W. Slavic, IE) (Keating 1979), Czech (W. Slavic, IE), Saudi Arabic (Semitic) (Flege 1979)
Notes
Chen claims this durational difference as an absolute universal, whereas Keating argues it as statistical.
Comment
Chen claims this durational difference as an absolute universal, whereas Keating argues it as statistical.
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