Universal 387: h V [ +high ] ⇒ h V [ +low ]

Universal 387: h V [ +high ] ⇒ h V [ +low ]

Original

/h/ occurs more frequently preceding a low vowel than a high vowel.

Standardized

IF /h/ precedes a high vowel, THEN it also precedes a low vowel.

Keywords

/h/, vowel, aspiration, high, low

Domain

phonology

Type

implication

Status

achronic

Quality

statistical

Basis

languages in Hurch 1988

Source

Hurch 1988: 59

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