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Universal 1277:
- Original
- If the direct object is marked in the unitransitive clause, the indirect object will be marked in the bitransitive clause.
- Standardized
- IF the direct object is marked in the unitransitive clause, THEN the indirect object will be marked in the bitransitive clause.
- Keywords
- bitransitive clause, unitransitive clause, indirect, direct object
- Domain
- syntax
- Type
- implication
- Status
- achronic
- Quality
- absolute
- Basis
- sample of 107 languages in Blansitt 1973
- Source
- Blansitt 1973: 20
- Counterexamples
