Universal #1328

Legacy number: 1328

 Number  1324
 Original  Every human language has a common clause type with bipartite structure in which the constituents can reasonably be termed “topic” and “comment”.
 Standardized  Every human language has a common clause type with bipartite structure in which the constituents can reasonably be termed “topic” and “comment”.
 Keywords  clause, topic, comment
 Domain  syntax
 Type  unconditional
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute
 Basis  unspecified
 Source  Hockett 1963: 23

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