Universal 1884:

Universal 1884:

Original

A split between 1st and 2nd person versus 3rd person marking is more likely with the verbal category assertive than with the category non-assertive.

Standardized

IF there is a split between 1st and 2nd person versus 3rd person marking, THEN this split is more likely with the verbal category assertive than with the category non-assertive.

Keywords

person, 1, 2, 3, split, assertive

Domain

inflection, syntax

Type

implication

Status

achronic

Quality

statistical

Basis

languages mentioned in Helmbrecht 1999

Source

Helmbrecht 1999: 291

Counterexamples