Universal #1578

Legacy number: 1578

 Number  1574
 Original  If there are any reflexive verbs built by adding reflexive marker and an affix (or a predicative adjective, etc.), some of these are derived from intransitives (cf. smoke => smoke oneself sick).
 Standardized  IF there are any reflexive verbs formed by adding a reflexive marker and an affix (or a predicative adjective, etc.), THEN some of these are derived from intransitives.
 Keywords  reflexive verb, reflexive marker, intransitive
 Domain  morphology, syntax
 Type  no genuine implication; rather: provided that
 Status  achronic
 Quality  statistical
 Basis  languages surveyed in Nedjalkov 1980
 Source  Nedjalkov 1980: 226

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Discussion
Notes
Cf. #1579. The example tells what is really meant; the wording of the universal doesn't.
Comment
Frans Plank · 3 Aug 2006
Cf. <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=1579"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">. The example tells what is really meant; the wording of the universal doesn't.