Universal #1432

Legacy number: 1432

 Number  1428
 Original  If a language lacks preverbs, it must have special verb bases denoting direction.
 Standardized  IF there are no preverbs, THEN there will be special verb bases denoting direction.
 Formula  ¬ preverb ⇒ verb bases denoting direction
 Keywords  preverb, verb, semantics, direction
 Domain  syntax, lexicon
 Type  implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute
 Basis  unspecified
 Source  Serebrennikov 1974: 296

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Notes
Cf. English: He takes off his hat. German: Er nimmt seinen Hut AB.andFrench: Il TIRE son chapeau. Italian: Si TOGLIE il capelo. Spanish: Se QUITA el sombrero.Portuguese: TIRA o chapeu. (Serebrennikov 1974: 296)
Comment
Frans Plank · 3 Aug 2006
Cf. English: He takes off his hat.
German: Er nimmt seinen Hut AB.
and
French: Il TIRE son chapeau.
Italian: Si TOGLIE il capelo.
Spanish: Se QUITA el sombrero.
Portuguese: TIRA o chapeu. (Serebrennikov 1974: 296)