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Universal 742:

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Universal 742:

Original
The Adjective-Switch Universal:
If the nominal strategy partakes in an Adjective-switch, and if that switch is monitored by Time Stability, the nominal strategy will encode the more time-stable option.
Standardized
IF the nominal strategy partakes in an Adjective-switch, and IF that switch is monitored by Time Stability, THEN the nominal strategy will encode the more time-stable option.
Keywords
word class, time stability, adjective, noun
Domain
inflection, syntax, semantics
Type
no genuine implication; rather: provided that
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
sample of 410 languages in Stassen 1997
Source
Stassen 1997: 5.6
Counterexamples
Related to The Adjective Hierarchy (#741); the implicational idea is obvious.

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    1. May 2020

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