Universal 1125: incorporation (pronominal object)⇔ incorporation (possessive pronoun)

Universal 1125: incorporation (pronominal object)⇔ incorporation (possessive pronoun)

Original

If pronominal objects can be incorporated, then possessor pronouns can also be incorporated;
if possessor pronouns can be incorporated, then pronominal subjects can also be incorporated.

Standardized

IF pronominal objects can be incorporated, THEN possessor pronouns can also be incorporated;
IF possessor pronouns can be incorporated, THEN pronominal subjects can also be incorporated.

Keywords

incorporation, object, subject, possessive, pronoun

Domain

morphology, syntax

Type

implication

Status

achronic

Quality

absolute

Basis

languages in Humboldt 1836

Source

Humboldt 1836, as interpreted in Plank 1994b: 247

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