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Universal 1392:

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Universal 1392:

Original
Deletion of past tenses in non-initial (or non-final) verbs of conjunctive series implies deletion of future tenses in the same environment.
Standardized
IF there is deletion of past tenses in non-initial (or non-final) verbs of conjunctive series, THEN there is deletion of future tenses in the same environment.
Keywords
order, tense, past, future, conjunctive
Domain
inflection, syntax
Type
implication
Status
diachronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
sample of 50 languages in Ultan 1972, Ultan 1978a
Source
Ultan 1972, Ultan 1978a: 96
Counterexamples

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  1. FP
    FP
    1. May 2020

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