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Universal 1044:

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Universal 1044:

Original
Whenever syllable closure is counted as an extra mora, vowel length is always present and likewise counts as two mora(s), but not necessarily vice versa.
Standardized
IF syllable closure is counted as an extra mora, THEN vowel length is present and likewise counts as two mora(s), but not necessarily vice versa.
Keywords
vowel, syllable, length
Domain
phonology
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
sample of almost 200 languages in Greenberg & Kaschube 1976
Source
Greenberg & Kaschube 1976: 19
Counterexamples

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    1. May 2020

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