Universal #1493
Legacy number: 1493
| Number | 1489 |
| Original | Incorporation takes place with the verbs denoting permanent and general activity (also typical or characteristic activity) whereas "accidental" or indifferent activities take autonomous direct object. |
| Standardized | Incorporation is favoured with the verbs denoting permanent and general activity (also typical or characteristic activity) whereas "accidental" or indifferent activities take autonomous direct object. |
| Keywords | incorporation, verb |
| Domain | inflection, syntax, semantics |
| Type | unconditional |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | American languages surveyed by Sapir 1911 |
| Source | Sapir 1911: 259, 264; Hagège 1978: 60 |
Discussion
Notes
Derived predicates (after incorporation) have the tendency to become idiomatic (lexicalized).
Comment
Derived predicates (after incorporation) have the tendency to become idiomatic (lexicalized).
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