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Universal 605:

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Universal 605:

Original
If a language has a derivational morpheme whose distributional characterization makes reference to objects, it will also make reference to intransitive subjects but not to transitive one.
Standardized
IF there is a derivational morpheme whose distributional characterization makes reference to objects, THEN it will also make reference to intransitive subjects but not to transitive one.
Keywords
object, intransitive subject, transitive subject
Domain
word formation
Type
no genuine implication; rather: provided that
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute?
Basis
languages mentioned in Moravcsik 1978d
Source
Moravcsik 1978d : 272
Counterexamples

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  1. FP
    FP

    Provided that a language has a derivational morpheme whose distributional characterization makes reference to objects, THEN it will also make reference to intransitive subjects but not to transitive one.

    1. May 2020

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