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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