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Universal 951:

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Universal 951:

Original
If direct and indirect/non-direct objects are syntagmatically distinguished at all, then they are distinguished in all ditransitive constructions.
Standardized
IF direct and indirect/non-direct objects are syntagmatically in any other kind of construction, THEN they are distinguished in all ditransitive constructions.
Keywords
grammatical relations, object, indirect, non-direct, direct, ditransitive
Domain
inflection, syntax
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
languages in Plank 1987
Source
Plank 1987: 48
Counterexamples

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  1. FP
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    1. May 2020

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