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Universal 1169: distributive-key universal quantifier ⇒ simple universal quantifier

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Universal 1169: distributive-key universal quantifier ⇒ simple universal quantifier

Original
If a language possesses a distributive-key universal quantifier, it possesses a simple universal quantifier.
Standardized
IF there is a distributive-key universal quantifier, THEN there will be a simple universal quantifier.
Keywords
quantifier, distributive, universal
Domain
lexicon
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
Georgian, Lezgian (both Caucasian), English, Ancient Greek, Russian, Spanish, Punjabi, Persian (all Indo-European), Lakhota (Siouan), Maricopa (Hokan), Hebrew, Maltese, Galilean Arabic, Jewish Marrakesh Arabic (all Semitic, Afro-Asiatic), Bambara, Yoruba, Gã (all Niger-Congo), Buginese, Malay, Tagalog (all Malayo-Polynesian, Austronesian), Malayalam (Dravidian), Mandarin (Chinese, Sino-Tibetan), Nubian (E. Sudanic, Nilo-Saharan), Japanese (Japanese-Ryukyuan), Turkish (Turkic, Altaic), Hungarian (Ugric, Uralic), Warlpiri (Pama-Nyungan)
Source
Gil 1995: 330, U4
Counterexamples

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  1. FP
    FP
    1. May 2020

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