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Universal 86:

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Universal 86:

Original
If in a language the verb agrees with anything other than subjects and direct objects, it agrees with some or all indirect objects.
Standardized
IF the verb agrees with anything other than subjects and direct objects, THEN it agrees with some or all indirect objects.
Keywords
verb, agreement, subject, direct object, indirect object
Domain
inflection, syntax
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
languages in Moravcsik 1974
Source
Moravcsik 1974: 28, Moravcsik 1978b: 364
Counterexamples
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    1. ##84, 85, 86 combined and turned around, to yield proper implications:IF the verb agrees with indirect objects, THEN it also agrees with direct object;IF it agrees with direct objects, THEN it also agrees with subjects.That is, verb agreement is governed by this relational hierarchy:Sbj > dObj > iObj > other2. Cf. #293; also # 45.

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