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Universal 336:

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Universal 336:

Original
If subject of intransitive verb is expressed by a confix, then at least one of its parts (prefixal or/and suffixal) may designate the subject of a transitive verb.
Standardized
IF subject agreement with an intransitive verb is by means of a confix, THEN the prefixal and/or suffixal part of that confix will be used for subject agreement on transitive 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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