Universal #105
Legacy number: 105
| Number | 105 |
| Original | Adjectives tend to lose class agreement before number agreement. |
| Standardized | IF adjectives are losing number agreement, THEN they do not, or no longer, have class agreement. |
| Keywords | adjective, agreement, noun class, number |
| Domain | inflection, syntax |
| Type | implication |
| Status | diachronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | languages in Marchese 1988 |
| Source | Marchese 1988: 335, Plank 1991c: 541 (review) |
Discussion
Notes
Probably supposed to be valid only for the Kru family (Central Niger-Congo) rather than generally.
Comment
Probably supposed to be valid only for the Kru family (Central Niger-Congo) rather than generally.
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