Universal 1068:

Original: If there is a contrast between light and heavy syllables, then there tends to be a contrast of consonant length.
Standardized: IF there is a contrast between light and heavy syllables, THEN there is a contrast of consonant length.
Keywords: syllable, consonant, consonant quantity, syllable weight
Domain: prosodic phonology
Type: implication
Status: achronic
Quality: absolute
Basis: sample of 444 languages in Hyman 1977
Source: Hyman 1977: 76

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