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Universal 1569:

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Universal 1569:

Original
If both perfective and imperfective verbs build the passive forms with reflexive marker, the constraints on the use of the agentive object are more likely to affect the perfective verb.
Standardized
IF both perfective and imperfective verbs form the passive with a reflexive marker, THEN constraints on the use of the agentive object are more likely to affect the perfective verb.
Keywords
reflexive, diathesis, passive, perfective verb, imperfective verb
Domain
inflection, syntax
Type
no genuine implication; rather: provided that
Status
achronic
Quality
statistical
Basis
languages surveyed in Nedjalkov 1980
Source
Nedjalkov 1980: 226
Counterexamples

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    1. May 2020

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