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Universal 1883:

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Universal 1883:

Original
A split between 1st and 2nd person versus 3rd person marking is more likely with a verb marked for direct or sensory evidence than verbs marked for indirect evidence, e.g. the widespread hearsay category.
Standardized
IF there is a split between 1st and 2nd person versus 3rd person marking, THEN it is more likely with a verb marked for direct or sensory evidence than verbs marked for indirect evidence, e.g. the widespread hearsay category.
Keywords
person, 1, 2, 3, split, evidentiality
Domain
inflection, syntax
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
statistical
Basis
languages mentioned in Helmbrecht 1999
Source
Helmbrecht 1999: 291
Counterexamples

One Comment

  1. FP
    FP

    Can easily be redone as an implication, like in #1885.

    1. May 2020

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