Universal #139
Legacy number: 139
| Number | 139 |
| Original | If in a language a property is expressed alternatively by a noun and an adjective and there is an associated difference between temporary versus permanent property, it is the noun which will express permanent property and the adjective which will express temporary property. |
| Standardized | IF a property is expressed alternatively by a noun and an adjective and there is an associated difference between temporary versus permanent property, THEN it is the noun which will express permanent property and the adjective which will express temporary property. |
| Keywords | word class, noun, adjective, time-stability |
| Domain | syntax, semantics |
| Type | no genuine implication; rather: provided that |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | languages in Wierzbicka 1988 |
| Source | inferred from Wierzbicka 1988 |
Discussion
Notes
See a lot of work on "time stability" as underlying word-class distinction, from Aristotle to Givón, Pustet, Wetzer, Stassen.
Comment
See a lot of work on "time stability" as underlying word-class distinction, from Aristotle to Givón, Pustet, Wetzer, Stassen.
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