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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