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Universal 1747:

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Universal 1747:

Original
Ordinal numerals are likelier to have synonyms than corresponding cardinal numerals.
Standardized
IF a cardinal numeral has synonyms, THEN the corresponding ordinal numeral will also have synonyms.
Keywords
numeral, cardinal, ordinal, synonym
Domain
lexicon
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
statistical
Basis
sample of 100 languages, listed in the appendix
Source
Stolz 1999
Counterexamples

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  1. FP
    FP
    1. May 2020

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