Universal #1274
Legacy number: 1274
| Number | 1270 |
| Original | If there is one or more distinctions or remoteness in a tense-aspect system, and reference can be made to objective time measures, one of the distinctions will be between ‘more than one day away’ and ‘not more than one day away’. |
| Standardized | IF there is one or more distinctions or remoteness in a tense-aspect system, and reference can be made to objective time measures, THEN one of the distinctions will be between ‘more than one day away’ and ‘not more than one day away’. |
| Keywords | tense, aspect, time measures |
| Domain | inflection |
| Type | no genuine implication; rather: provided that |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | sample of 75 languages in Dahl 1984, sample of 64 languages in Dahl 1985 |
| Source | Dahl 1984: 112, Dahl 1985: 125 |
Discussion
Notes
So-called “hodiernal vs. nonhodiernal distinction” from Latin ‘hodie’ (today).
Comment
So-called "hodiernal vs. nonhodiernal distinction" from Latin "hodie" (today).
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