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Universal 1279:

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Universal 1279:

Original
If the indirect object is marked in the prototype bitransitive clause, it is also marked in a non-prototype bitransitive clause.
Standardized
IF the indirect object is marked in prototypical bitransitive clauses, THEN it is also marked in non-prototypical bitransitive clauses.
Keywords
indirect object, bitransitive clause
Domain
syntax
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
sample of 107 languages in Blansitt 1973
Source
Blansitt 1973: 20
Counterexamples

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    1. May 2020

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