Universal #1687
Legacy number: 1687
| Number | 1682 |
| Original | In languages that make an extensive use of conjunctions converbs play a minor role or are completely absent. Conversely, in languages that make extensive use of converbs, the role of conjunctions is less important. |
| Standardized | IF there is an extensive use of conjunctions, THEN converbs play a minor role or are completely absent. IF there is an extensive use of converbs, THEN the role of conjunctions is less important. |
| Keywords | conjunction, converb |
| Domain | syntax |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | languages mentioned in Nedjalkov 1995 |
| Source | Nedjalkov 1995: 100 |
Discussion
Notes
However, constructions with converbs and conjunctions are by no means always interchangeable in languages that have both (Nedjalkov 1995: 100).
Comment
However, constructions with converbs and conjunctions are by no means always interchangeable in languages that have both (Nedjalkov 1995: 100).
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