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Universal 1167:

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Universal 1167:

Original
Markers on the verb or adjective are never the sole markers of definiteness, in any given context (except perhaps in Latvian), their presence generally implies that of some other definiteness marker.
Standardized
IF there is a definiteness marker on the verb or adjective, THEN there is some other definiteness marker.
Keywords
definiteness marker, verb, adjective
Domain
syntax
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
106 languages surveyed in Moravcsik 1969
Source
Moravcsik 1969: 68
Counterexamples
Latvian (Baltic, Indo-European)

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    1. May 2020

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