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Universal 1310:

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Universal 1310:

Original
Valence affixes on verb (i.e. intransitive/transitive/ditransitive affixes), if there are any, are suffixed with more than chance frequency.
Standardized
IF there are any valence affixes on verb, THEN these will be suffixed with more than chance frequency.
Keywords
verb, valence, affix-order, affix-order, suffix
Domain
inflection
Type
no genuine implication; rather: provided that
Status
achronic
Quality
statistical
Basis
200 languages drawn from three samples: a 113-language sample by L. Stassen, a 40-language sample by J. Bybee & R. Perkins, and a 50-language sample by G. Gilligan
Source
Cutler, Hawkins, & Gilligan 1985: 729; Hawkins & Gilligan 1988: 224
Counterexamples
Perkins-Bybee’s sample: 93% of languages with valence affixes are suffixing.

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  1. FP
    FP
    1. May 2020

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