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Universal 330:

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Universal 330:

Original
If intransitive verbs have prefix agreement with subjects in person, then transitive verbs also agree with subject in this position.
Standardized
IF intransitive verbs agree with subjects in person by means of prefixes, THEN transitive verbs also agree with their subjects by prefixes.
Keywords
verb agreement, subject, person, transitive verb, intransitive verb, affix-order, prefix
Domain
inflection, syntax
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
languages surveyed in Kozinsky 1981
Source
Kozinsky 1981
Counterexamples

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    1. May 2020

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