Universal #166
Legacy number: 166
| Number | 166 |
| Original | If a verb agrees in prefix with the direct object, then at least some of the verbs agree with the subject. |
| Standardized | IF a verb agrees with the direct object by prefix, THEN at least some verbs agree with the subject. |
| Keywords | agreement, verb, subject, direct object, prefix |
| Domain | inflection, syntax |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | languages surveyed in Kozinsky 1981 |
| Source | Kozinsky 1981 |
Discussion
Notes
Why this specification "by prefix"? Doesn't any form of object agreement imply subject agreement?
Comment
Why this specification "by prefix"? Doesn't any form of object agreement imply subject agreement?
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