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Universal 106:
- Original
- Agreement loss, at least with class and number as agreement features, diffuses lexically, at least as far as adjectival targets are concerned.
- Standardized
- When class and number agreement is being lost, not all class/number-agreeing adjectives lose it at the same time.
- Keywords
- adjective, noun class, number, agreement
- Domain
- inflection, syntax
- Type
- unconditional
- Status
- diachronic
- Quality
- statistical
- Basis
- languages in Marchese 1988
- Source
- Marchese 1988: 335, Plank 1991c: 541 (review)
- Counterexamples
Probably supposed to be valid only for the Kru family (Central Niger-Congo) rather than generally.