Universal 1341: verbal reciprocal/reflexive ⇒ verb agreement with subject

Universal 1341: verbal reciprocal/reflexive ⇒ verb agreement with subject

Original

If a language has a verbal reciprocal/reflexive, it must have an overt AGR marker.

Standardized

IF there is a verbal reciprocal/reflexive, THEN there must be verb agreement at least with subject.

Keywords

verb, reciprocal, reflexive, agreement, subject

Domain

inflection, syntax

Type

implication

Status

achronic

Quality

absolute

Basis

South Asian languages

Source

Subbarao 1997, Subbarao 1998: 15

Counterexamples