Universal #1171
Legacy number: 1171
| Number | 1167 |
| Original | Markers on the verb or adjective are never the sole markers of definiteness, in any given context (except perhaps in Latvian), their presence generally implies that of some other definiteness marker. |
| Standardized | IF there is a definiteness marker on the verb or adjective, THEN there is some other definiteness marker. |
| Keywords | definiteness marker, verb, adjective |
| Domain | syntax |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | 106 languages surveyed in Moravcsik 1969 |
| Source | Moravcsik 1969: 68 |
Discussion
Counterexamples
Latvian (Baltic, Indo-European)
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