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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