Universal #1125

Legacy number: 1125

 Number  1121
 Original  If the nominal dual is restricted to nouns other than those denoting natural pairs, the pronominal dual is unrestricted.
 Standardized  IF the nominal dual is restricted to nouns other than those denoting natural pairs, THEN the pronominal dual is unrestricted.
 Keywords  number, dual, noun, pair, pronoun, person
 Domain  inflection
 Type  implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute
 Basis  languages surveyed in Plank 1989
 Source  Plank 1989: 312

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