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Universal 1574:

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Universal 1574:

Original
If there are any reflexive verbs built by adding reflexive marker and an affix (or a predicative adjective, etc.), some of these are derived from intransitives (cf. smoke => smoke oneself sick).
Standardized
IF there are any reflexive verbs formed by adding a reflexive marker and an affix (or a predicative adjective, etc.), THEN some of these are derived from intransitives.
Keywords
reflexive verb, reflexive marker, intransitive
Domain
morphology, syntax
Type
no genuine implication; rather: provided that
Status
achronic
Quality
statistical
Basis
languages surveyed in Nedjalkov 1980
Source
Nedjalkov 1980: 226
Counterexamples

One Comment

  1. FP
    FP

    Cf. #1579. The example tells what is really meant; the wording of the universal doesn’t.

    1. May 2020

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