Universal #655
Legacy number: 655
| Number | 652 |
| Original | The consonant-vowel ratio is comparatively high in polysynthetic languages, where morphemes are comparatively short, as there are many morphemes within a word. |
| Standardized | IF there is polysynthesis, THEN the consonant-vowel ratio is comparatively high. |
| Formula | consonant-vowel ratio is comparatively high ⇔ polysynthetic language |
| Keywords | consonant, vowel, ratio, polysynthesis |
| Domain | phonology, morphology, syntax |
| Type | mutual implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | ? |
| Source | adapted from Dressler 1979, Dressler 1985, cited in Plank 1998 |
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