Universal 322: ergative (nouns) ⇒ non-zero allomorphs

Universal 322: ergative (nouns) ⇒ non-zero allomorphs

Original

If nouns have a syntactic form of the ergative, then at least some of its allomorphs are non-zero.

Standardized

IF nouns have a syntactic form of the ergative, THEN at least some of its allomorphs are non-zero.

Keywords

noun, case, ergative, allomorphy, zero

Domain

inflection

Type

no genuine implication; rather: provided that

Status

achronic

Quality

absolute

Basis

languages surveyed in Kozinsky 1981

Source

Kozinsky 1981

Counterexamples