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Universal 753:

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Universal 753:

Original
A contrast between five basic vowel qualities is the norm for a human language, and in general the most common systems are those with close to this number of basic vowels.
Standardized
A contrast between five basic vowel qualities is the norm for a human language, and in general the most common systems are those with close to this number of basic vowels.
Keywords
vowel
Domain
phonology
Type
unconditional
Status
achronic
Quality
statistical
Basis
sample of 209 languages in Crothers 1978
Source
Crothers 1978: 137
Counterexamples

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  1. FP
    FP
    1. May 2020

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