Universal #1759

Legacy number: 1759

 Number  1754
 Original  For all languages, if person and/or number is marked on non-finite forms, then it is also marked on finite forms.
 Standardized  IF person and/or number is marked on non-finite forms, THEN person and/or number is also marked on finite forms.
 Keywords  verb, finite, non-finite, agreement, person, number
 Domain  inflection, syntax
 Type  implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  statistical
 Basis  languages mentioned in Vincent 1998, with special reference to Old Neapolitan
 Source  Vincent 1998: 147

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Discussion
Notes
This generalization excludes a morphosyntactic change leading to the loss of person/number marking on the finite verb without there being a parallel change which affects the non-finite system.
Comment
Frans Plank · 3 Aug 2006
This generalization excludes a morphosyntactic change leading to the loss of person/number marking on the finite verb without there being a parallel change which affects the non-finite system.