Universal #1054
Legacy number: 1054
| Number | 1050 |
| Original | If there is agreement within NPs, there is, almost certainly, also agreement within clauses. |
| Standardized | IF there is agreement within NPs, THEN there is almost certainly agreement within clauses. |
| Keywords | NP, clause, agreement |
| Domain | inflection, syntax |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | sample of 50 languages in Plank 1994a |
| Source | Plank 1994a: 48 (<a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=3"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">) |
Discussion
Counterexamples
Dyirbal (Pama-Nyungan, Australian), Swedish (Germanic, IE)
Notes
See #1055 for the reverse.
Comment
See <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=1055"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0"> for the reverse.
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