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Universal 1842:

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Universal 1842:

Original
If a language has a long raised low front unrounded vowel [æ:] then it also has a long high front unrounded vowel [i:].
Standardized
IF there is a long raised low front unrounded vowel, THEN there is also a long high front unrounded vowel.
Keywords
vowel, unrounded, low, high, front
Domain
phonology
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
Maddieson’s UPSID-451 database
Source
Pericliev (i.p.)
Counterexamples

One Comment

  1. FP
    FP

    Cf. # 688.

    1. May 2020

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