Universal #727
Legacy number: 727
| Number | 724 |
| Original | A descending pitch ramp follows a voiceless obstruent; a rising pitch ramp follows a voiced obstruent. |
| Standardized | IF an obstruent is voiceless, THEN after it the pitch range is descending; IF an obstruent is voiced, THEN after it the pitch range is rising. |
| Keywords | obstruent, voice, pitch |
| Domain | phonology |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | languages in Maddieson 1978 |
| Source | Maddieson 1978: 353 |
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