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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