Universal #459
Legacy number: 459
| Number | 458 |
| Original | The presence of long consonants after long vowels implies the presence of long consonants after short vowels. |
| Standardized | IF there are long consonants after long vowels, THEN there are long consonants after short vowels. |
| Formula | geminates after long vowels ⇒ geminates after short vowels |
| Keywords | phonotactics, geminate, vowel, long, short |
| Domain | phonology |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | languages mentioned in Thurgood 1993 |
| Source | Thurgood 1993: 130 |
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