Universal #141
Legacy number: 141
| Number | 141 |
| Original | If a language has adjectives for shape, it has adjectives for colour and size. |
| Standardized | IF the property concept of shape is expressed through adjectives, THEN those of colour and size are also expressed through adjectives. |
| Formula | Adj(shape) ⇒ Adj(color) & Adj(size) |
| Keywords | word class, adjective, property concept |
| Domain | syntax, semantics |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | languages in Dixon 1977 |
| Source | Dixon 1977 |
Discussion
Notes
See #1200.
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