Universal 1881: 1st vs. 2nd/3rd person split (past) ⇒ 1st vs. 2nd/3rd person split (future)

Universal 1881: 1st vs. 2nd/3rd person split (past) ⇒ 1st vs. 2nd/3rd person split (future)

Original

Languages which show a split between 1st versus 2nd/3rd person marking in the past tense, always have such a split in the future too.

Standardized

IF there is a split between 1st versus 2nd/3rd person in the past, THEN there is such a split this split in the future too.

Keywords

person, 1, 2, 3, split, tense, future, past

Domain

inflection, syntax

Type

implication

Status

achronic

Quality

statistical

Basis

languages mentioned in Helmbrecht 1999

Source

Helmbrecht 1999: 291

Counterexamples