Universal #184
Legacy number: 184
| Number | 184 |
| Original | If the accusative-case marker in (3rd person) pronouns and indefinite nouns is the same, it will also be the same in definite nouns. |
| Standardized | IF the accusative case marker in (3rd person) pronouns and indefinite nouns is the same, THEN it will also be the same in definite nouns. |
| Formula | (Acc(3p pronoun) = Acc(Indef noun)) ⇒ (Acc(3p pronoun) = Acc(Def noun)) |
| Keywords | case, accusative, pronoun, person, 3, noun, definiteness |
| Domain | inflection |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | unspecified |
| Source | Moravcsik 1993, via Hurford & Kirby |
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