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Universal 1406: Du Incl & ¬Du Excl ⇒ Pl Incl & Pl Excl

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Universal 1406: Du Incl & ¬Du Excl ⇒ Pl Incl & Pl Excl

Original
When the sole dual pronoun is a first person inclusive, there is almost always a distinction in the plural between the first person inclusive and exclusive.
Standardized
IF in the dual there is only an inclusive pronoun and no exclusive one, THEN in the plural both forms will be present.
Keywords
pronoun, number, dual, plural, inclusive, exclusive
Domain
inflection
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
statistical
Basis
languages surveyed in Greenberg 1988
Source
Greenberg 1988: 2
Counterexamples

One Comment

  1. FP
    FP

    Cf. a less specific claim of Moravcsik’s 1978b (# 578).

    1. May 2020

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