Universal #1885
Legacy number: 1885
| Number | 1880 |
| Original | If a language has different tense categories and shows a split between 1st versus 2nd/3rd person marking in one of these categories, it is most probably that this split will occur in the future tense. |
| Standardized | When there are different tense categories and there is a split between 1st versus 2nd/3rd person in one of these categories, IF such a split occurs in tenses other than future, THEN it will also occur in the future. |
| Formula | 1st vs. 2nd/3rd person split: future > present > past |
| Keywords | person, 1, 2, 3, split, tense, future, present, past |
| Domain | inflection, syntax |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | languages mentioned in Helmbrecht 1999 |
| Source | Helmbrecht 1999: 291 |
Discussion
Notes
See #1886, which says the same thing.
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See <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=1886"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">, which says the same thing.
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