Universal #1139

Legacy number: 1139

 Number  1135
 Original  If the dual extends to all number-inflecting personal pronouns and nouns, its conception will be that of a duo-paucal rather than of an ambal.
 Standardized  IF the dual extends to all number-inflecting personal pronouns and nouns, THEN it will be conceived of as a duo-paucal rather than as an ambal.
 Keywords  number, dual, paucal, ambal, pronoun, noun
 Domain  inflection, semantics
 Type  implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute
 Basis  languages surveyed in Plank 1989
 Source  Plank 1989: 317

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