Universal #1581
Legacy number: 1581
| Number | 1577 |
| Original | If there is a reflexive verb meaning 'to laugh' it is usually not derived from the transitive base meaning 'to make somebody laugh'. |
| Standardized | IF there is a reflexive verb meaning 'to laugh', THEN it is usually not derived from the transitive base meaning 'to make somebody laugh'. |
| Keywords | reflexive, causative |
| Domain | morphology, syntax, semantics |
| Type | no genuine implication; rather: provided that |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | languages surveyed in Nedjalkov 1980 |
| Source | Nedjalkov 1980: 227 |
Discussion
Counterexamples
Macedonian (South-East Slavic, Indo-European)
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