Universal #1392

Legacy number: 1392

 Number  1388
 Original  If the future is periphrastic, the auxiliary will always be a present tense or unmarked form.
 Standardized  When the future is periphrastic, the auxiliary will always be a present tense or unmarked form.
 Keywords  tense, present, future, auxiliary
 Domain  inflection, syntax
 Type  no genuine implication; rather: provided that
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute
 Basis  sample of 50 languages in Ultan 1972, Ultan 1978a
 Source  Ultan 1972, Ultan 1978a: 92

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