Universal #1128

Legacy number: 1128

 Number  1124
 Original  If nominal subjects can be incorporated into verbs, then nominal non-subjects can also be incorporated.
 Standardized  IF nominal subjects can be incorporated into verbs, THEN nominal non-subjects can also be incorporated.
 Formula  incorporation (pronouns of nominal subjects) ⇒ incorporation (nominal non-subjects)
 Keywords  incorporation, subject, verb, noun
 Domain  morphology, syntax
 Type  implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute
 Basis  languages in Humboldt 1836
 Source  Humboldt 1836, as interpreted in Plank 1994b: 247

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