Universal #1434
Legacy number: 1434
| Number | 1430 |
| Original | If a language has possessive suffixes on nouns, most commonly it will lack overt copula form (of 'to be') in the present tense. |
| Standardized | IF there are possessive suffixes on nouns, THEN will be no overt copula form (of 'to be') in the present tense. |
| Formula | possessive suffixes on nouns ⇒ ¬ (overt copula form (of “to be”) in the present tense) |
| Keywords | noun, possessive, affix-order, suffix, copula, tense, present |
| Domain | inflection, syntax |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | unspecified |
| Source | Serebrennikov 1974: 297 |
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