Universal 431: overt plural marker (non-human/inanimate NP) ⇒ overt plural marker (human/animate NP)

Universal 431: overt plural marker (non-human/inanimate NP) ⇒ overt plural marker (human/animate NP)

Original

The following correlation holds: overt marking of plurality in non-human (or inanimate) noun phrases implies that plurality is overtly marked in human (or animate) noun phrases of that language.

Standardized

IF plurality in non-human (or inanimate) noun phrases is overtly marked, THEN so is plurality in human (or animate) noun phrases.

Keywords

number, plural, animacy

Domain

inflection

Type

implication

Status

achronic

Quality

absolute

Basis

languages mentioned in Moravcsik 1978b

Source

inferred from Moravcsik 1978b: 352

Counterexamples