Universal #161
Legacy number: 161
| Number | 161 |
| Original | No language suspends overt marking of dative or spatial functions because the referent is non-specific or indefinite. |
| Standardized | Overt marking of dative or spatial functions cannot be suspended when a referent is non-specific or indefinite. |
| Keywords | indirect object, spatial complement, indefinite, specific reference |
| Domain | inflection, syntax |
| Type | unconditional |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | languages surveyed in Blansitt 1988 |
| Source | inferred from Blansitt 1988: 181 |
Discussion
Notes
Presumably the idea is that indefiniteness or non-specificity may condition the suspension of overt marking only for direct objects.
Comment
Presumably the idea is that indefiniteness or non-specificity may condition the suspension of overt marking only for direct objects.
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