Universal 1280:

Universal 1280:

Original

If the direct object is marked when its referent is inanimate, it is also marked when its referent is animate; if the direct object is marked when its referent is non-human, it is also marked when its referent is human.

Standardized

IF the direct object is marked when its referent is inanimate, THEN it is also marked when its referent is animate;
IF the direct object is marked when its referent is non-human, THEN it is also marked when its referent is human.

Keywords

direct object, animate, inanimate, human, non-human

Domain

syntax

Type

implication

Status

achronic

Quality

absolute

Basis

sample of 107 languages in Blansitt 1973

Source

Blansitt 1973: 20

Counterexamples