Universal #1410
Legacy number: 1410
| Number | 1406 |
| Original | When the sole dual pronoun is a first person inclusive, there is almost always a distinction in the plural between the first person inclusive and exclusive. |
| Standardized | IF in the dual there is only an inclusive pronoun and no exclusive one, THEN in the plural both forms will be present. |
| Formula | Du Incl & ¬Du Excl ⇒ Pl Incl & Pl Excl |
| Keywords | pronoun, number, dual, plural, inclusive, exclusive |
| Domain | inflection |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | languages surveyed in Greenberg 1988 |
| Source | Greenberg 1988: 2 |
Discussion
Notes
Cf. a less specific claim of Moravcsik’s 1978b (# 578).
Comment
Cf. a less specific claim of Moravcsik's 1978b (<a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=578"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">).
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