Universal 607: Switch-Reference (1 &, V 2) ⇒ Switch-Reference (3)

Universal 607: Switch-Reference (1 &, V 2) ⇒ Switch-Reference (3)

Original

If there is Switch-Reference marking with 1st and/or 2nd Person, then also with 3rd person, but not vice versa.

Standardized

IF there is switch-reference marking with 1st and/or 2nd Person, THEN also with 3rd person, but not vice versa.

Keywords

switch-reference, 1 person, 2 person, 3 person

Domain

inflection, syntax

Type

implication

Status

achronic

Quality

absolute

Basis

languages surveyed in Haiman & Munro 1983, Wiesemann 1986

Source

Haiman & Munro 1983: xi, Wiesemann 1986: 459

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