Universal #1345

Legacy number: 1345

 Number  1341
 Original  If a language has a verbal reciprocal/reflexive, it must have an overt AGR marker.
 Standardized  IF there is a verbal reciprocal/reflexive, THEN there must be verb agreement at least with subject.
 Formula  verbal reciprocal/reflexive ⇒ verb agreement with subject
 Keywords  verb, reciprocal, reflexive, agreement, subject
 Domain  inflection, syntax
 Type  implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute
 Basis  South Asian languages
 Source  Subbarao 1997, Subbarao 1998: 15

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Discussion
Notes
The verbal reciprocal/reflexive is always subject oriented.
Comment
Frans Plank · 3 Aug 2006
The verbal reciprocal/reflexive is always subject oriented.