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Universal 1120:

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Universal 1120:

Original
The nominal dual is likelier to be restricted to natural pairs if the pronominal dual is unrestricted than if it is restricted to whatever person(s).
Standardized
IF the pronominal dual is unrestricted, THEN the nominal dual is likelier to be restricted to natural pairs than IF the pronominal dual is restricted to whatever person(s).
Keywords
number, dual, noun, pair, pronoun, person
Domain
inflection
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
languages surveyed in Plank 1989
Source
Plank 1989: 311
Counterexamples

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    1. May 2020

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