Universal #1686

Legacy number: 1686

 Number  1681
 Original  There is a very general principle that if one resolution operates [in determining agreement with conjoined NPs], all must operate if possible.
Stipulation: Number resolution can only operate if there is at least one singular conjunct.
 Standardized  In agreement conflicts due to conjuncts of different number and/or gender, IF there is number resolution, THEN there is also gender resolution, and vice versa.
 Keywords  number, gender, agreement, coordination
 Domain  inflection, syntax
 Type  mutual implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute
 Basis  Chichewa and other languages within and beyond Bantu
 Source  Corbett & Mtenje 1987: 24

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