Universal 884: front rounded vowel ⇒ front unrounded vowel

Universal 884: front rounded vowel ⇒ front unrounded vowel

Original

A front rounded vowel implies a front unrounded vowel at the same tongue height.

Standardized

IF there is a front rounded vowel, THEN there will be a front unrounded vowel at the same tongue height.

Keywords

rounded, unrounded, front, vowel, height

Domain

phonology

Type

implication

Status

achronic

Quality

absolute

Basis

170 languages surveyed in Sedlak 1969

Source

Sedlak 1969: 31; mentioned in Stampe 1979: 39

Counterexamples