Universal #1148

Legacy number: 1148

 Number  1144
 Original  If a language has passives of stative verbs (e.g. 'lack', 'have' etc.) then it has passives of activity verbs.
 Standardized  IF there are passives of stative verbs, THEN there are passives of activity verbs.
 Formula  passive (stative verbs) ⇒ passive (activity verbs)
 Keywords  diathesis, passive, verb, stative, active
 Domain  syntax, semantics
 Type  implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute
 Basis  languages in Keenan 1985a
 Source  Keenan 1985a: 249

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