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Universal 270: category X (neuter gender) ⇒ category X (non-neuter gender)

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Universal 270: category X (neuter gender) ⇒ category X (non-neuter gender)

Original
If a certain grammatical distinction occurs in the paradigm of the neuter gender, then this distinction also appears in the paradigm of the non-neuter gender.
Standardized
IF any grammatical distinction is made in the paradigm of the neuter gender, THEN this same distinction is also made in the paradigm of non-neuter genders.
Keywords
gender, neuter, markedness
Domain
inflection
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
unspecified
Source
Uspensky 1968: 14 [Uspensky 1972: 68]; see Vardul’ 1969, referring to Uspensky
Counterexamples

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  1. FP
    FP
    1. May 2020

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