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Universal 726:

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Universal 726:

Original
A low (open) vowel has a lower pitch than a high (close) vowel, other things being equal.
Standardized
IF a vowel is low (open), THEN it will have lower pitch than that of a high (close) vowel (other things being equal).
Keywords
vowel, low, high, pitch
Domain
phonology
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
languages in Maddieson 1978
Source
Maddieson 1978: 354
Counterexamples

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  1. FP
    FP
    1. May 2020

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