Universal #1113
Legacy number: 1113
| Number | 1109 |
| Original | There is no language in which person marking applies to predicate nouns and not to predicate verbs. |
| Standardized | IF predicate nouns are marked for person, THEN verbs are marked for person. |
| Formula | person marking (predicate nouns) ⇒ person marking (predicate verbs) |
| Keywords | predicate, person marking, noun, verb |
| Domain | inflection, syntax |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | 115 languages in Wetzer 1996 |
| Source | Wetzer 1996: 90 |
Discussion
Notes
Perhaps this is why they are called verbs.
Comment
Perhaps this is why they are called verbs.
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