Universal #1285
Legacy number: 1285
| Number | 1281 |
| Original | If the direct object is marked when its referent is indefinite, it is also marked when its referent is definite or unique. |
| Standardized | IF the direct object is marked when its referent is indefinite, THEN it is also marked when its referent is definite or unique. |
| Keywords | direct object, definite, indefinite |
| Domain | syntax |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | sample of 107 languages in Blansitt 1973 |
| Source | Blansitt 1973: 20 |
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