Universal 285:

Universal 285:

Original

In all languages: if there are tri-valent causatives derived from bi-valent non-causative verbs, there must also be bi-valent causatives derived from one-place non-causatives.

Standardized

IF there are tri-valent causatives derived from bi-valent non-causative verbs, THEN there must also be bi-valent causatives derived from uni-valent non-causatives.

Keywords

verb, causative, valency

Domain

morphology, semantics

Type

implication

Status

achronic

Quality

absolute

Basis

unspecified

Source

Nedjalkov 1966: 55-58; Vardul’ 1969, referring to Nedjalkov

Counterexamples