Universal #1438

Legacy number: 1438

 Number  1434
 Original  A large number of tense oppositions correlates with the absence of aspect differentiation.
 Standardized  IF there are many tense oppositions, THEN there is no aspect differentiation.
 Formula  many tenses ⇒ ¬ aspect
 Keywords  tense, aspect
 Domain  inflection
 Type  implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  statistical
 Basis  unspecified
 Source  Serebrennikov 1974: 303

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