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Universal 120:

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Universal 120:

Original
If NP-internal constituents agree in more than two categories, the maximum being four, those will always include number and gender and very likely also case.
Standardized
IF NP-internal constituents agree in more than two categories (the maximum being four), THEN those will always include number and gender and very likely also case.
Keywords
NP, agreement, number, gender, case
Domain
inflection, syntax
Type
no genuine implication; rather: provided that
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
45 languages surveyed in Plank 1994a
Source
Plank 1994a : 55 ()
Counterexamples

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  1. FP
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    1. May 2020

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