Universal 287: verb morpheme ‘dativus commodi’ ⇒ causative morpheme

Universal 287: verb morpheme ‘dativus commodi’ ⇒ causative morpheme

Original

If there is a verb morpheme with the meaning of dativus commodi, there is a causative morpheme as well.

Standardized

IF there is a verb morpheme with the meaning of dativus commodi (applicative), THEN there will be a causative morpheme as well.

Keywords

verb, causative, dative, applicative

Domain

morphology, semantics

Type

implication

Status

achronic

Quality

absolute

Basis

unspecified

Source

see Vardul’ 1969, referring to Nedjalkov

Counterexamples