Universal #1723
Legacy number: 1723
| Number | 1718 |
| Original | If indefinite articles co-occur with possessives, then definite articles do so, too. |
| Standardized | IF indefinite articles co-occur with possessives, THEN definite articles do so, too. |
| Formula | indefinite article co-occurs with nouns accompanied by possessors ⇒ definite article co-occurs with nouns accompanied by possessors |
| Keywords | article, definiteness, possession |
| Domain | syntax |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute? |
| Basis | languages mentioned in Plank 1991a, including English, Welsh, Modern and Old French, German, Modern and Old Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Rumanian, Classical Greek (all IE) |
| Source | Plank 1991a(2): 7, cited in Moravcsik 1994b |
Discussion
Is this supposed to be a euroversal or a universal?