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Universal 1093:

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Universal 1093:

Original
If there is a contrast in glottal feature, length, or other secondary articulation, then that feature is also contrastive in the oral stop system (but not necessarily the fricative system).
Standardized
IF there is a contrast in glottal feature, length, or other secondary articulation, THEN that feature is also contrastive in the oral stop system (but not necessarily the fricative system).
Keywords
glottal, oral, stop
Domain
phonology
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
sample of 106 languages in Crothers 1975
Source
Crothers 1975: 158
Counterexamples

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    1. May 2020

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