Universal 1128: incorporation (subjects and objects) ⇒ ¬ case-marking v ergative case-marking

Original: If subjects and objects can be incorporated into verbs, then they are not case-marked when occurring absolutely or they are case-marked and case marking shows ergative alignment.
Standardized: IF subjects and objects can be incorporated into verbs, THEN they are not case-marked when occurring absolutely or they are case-marked and case marking shows ergative alignment.
Keywords: incorporation, subject, object, verb, case, alignment, ergative
Domain: inflection, syntax
Type: implication
Status: achronic
Quality: absolute
Basis: languages in Humboldt 1836
Source: Humboldt 1836, as interpreted in Plank 1994b: 248

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