Universal #118
Legacy number: 118
| Number | 118 |
| Original | If in a language, in a sentence the verb agrees with the noun in an oblique case and there is a noun in the nominative, then the verb agrees with the noun in the nominative in the same sentence. |
| Standardized | IF the verb agrees with an NP in an oblique case, THEN the verb agrees the NP in the nominative in the same sentence. |
| Keywords | verb, noun, agreement, case, nominative, oblique |
| Domain | inflection, syntax |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | languages in Uspensky 1963 |
| Source | Uspensky 1963: 59 |
Discussion
Notes
A stronger form of the relational-hierarchy universal commonly subscribed to: here intended to hold for every sentence of every language, rather than just for every language — where it could be valid without being valid for every single sentence of all languages.
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A stronger form of the relational-hierarchy universal commonly subscribed to: here intended to hold for every sentence of every language, rather than just for every language – where it could be valid without being valid for every single sentence of all languages.
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