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Universal 425: Pl (nouns) ⇒ Pl (pronouns)

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Universal 425: Pl (nouns) ⇒ Pl (pronouns)

Original
The presence of plural in the nouns of a particular language always implies its presence in some pronouns, this implication does not apply to the dual and the trial.
Standardized
IF nouns inflect for plural, THEN so will at least some of the pronouns.
Keywords
number, plural, noun, pronoun
Domain
inflection
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
languages mentioned in Moravcsik 1978b
Source
Moravcsik 1978b: 348
Counterexamples

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  1. FP
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    1. May 2020

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