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Universal 1573:

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Universal 1573:

Original
If there are any antipassive reflexive verbs, they are most likely to possess the reciprocal sense as well.
Standardized
IF a reflexive verb has an antipassive sense/use, THEN most likely it has a reciprocal sense/use as well.
Keywords
reflexive verb, reciprocal, antipassive
Domain
inflection, syntax
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
statistical
Basis
languages surveyed in Nedjalkov 1980
Source
Nedjalkov 1980: 226
Counterexamples

One Comment

  1. FP
    FP

    Cf. Russian (Slavic), Lithuanian (Baltic), Tatar (Turkic), Mansi (Ugric).

    1. May 2020

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