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Universal 335:

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Universal 335:

Original
If subject of transitive verb is expressed by a confix, then at least one of the parts of such a confix (prefixal or/and suffixal) may designate the subject of the intransitive verb as well (without taking into account positional phonetic changes).
Standardized
IF subject agreement with a transitive verb is by means of a confix, THEN the prefixal and/or suffixal part of that confix will be used for subject agreement on intransitive verbs.
Keywords
verb agreement, subject, transitivity, affix-order, confix
Domain
inflection, syntax
Type
no genuine implication; rather: provided that
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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