Universal #1577

Legacy number: 1577

 Number  1573
 Original  If there are any antipassive reflexive verbs, they are most likely to possess the reciprocal sense as well.
 Standardized  IF a reflexive verb has an antipassive sense/use, THEN most likely it has a reciprocal sense/use as well.
 Keywords  reflexive verb, reciprocal, antipassive
 Domain  inflection, syntax
 Type  implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  statistical
 Basis  languages surveyed in Nedjalkov 1980
 Source  Nedjalkov 1980: 226

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Discussion
Notes
Cf. Russian (Slavic), Lithuanian (Baltic), Tatar (Turkic), Mansi (Ugric).
Comment
Frans Plank · 3 Aug 2006
Cf. Russian (Slavic), Lithuanian (Baltic), Tatar (Turkic), Mansi (Ugric).