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Universal 1434: many tenses ⇒ ¬ aspect

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Universal 1434: many tenses ⇒ ¬ aspect

Original
A large number of tense oppositions correlates with the absence of aspect differentiation.
Standardized
IF there are many tense oppositions, THEN there is no aspect differentiation.
Keywords
tense, aspect
Domain
inflection
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
statistical
Basis
unspecified
Source
Serebrennikov 1974: 303
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    1. May 2020

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