Universal #1643

Legacy number: 1643

 Number  1638
 Original  It is characteristic for reflexive markers to develop into decausative markers cross-linguistically, and there is no evidence of the reverse process.
 Standardized  Reflexive markers tend to develop into decausative markers, but not the other way round.
 Keywords  reflexive marker, decausative
 Domain  inflection, syntax
 Type  target < source
 Status  diachronic
 Quality  statistical
 Basis  over 50 Indo-European and non-Indo-European languages
 Source  Geniusiene 1987: 324

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