Universal #1886
Legacy number: 1886
| Number | 1881 |
| Original | Languages which show a split between 1st versus 2nd/3rd person marking in the past tense, always have such a split in the future too. |
| Standardized | IF there is a split between 1st versus 2nd/3rd person in the past, THEN there is such a split this split in the future too. |
| Formula | 1st vs. 2nd/3rd person split (past) ⇒ 1st vs. 2nd/3rd person split (future) |
| Keywords | person, 1, 2, 3, split, tense, future, past |
| Domain | inflection, syntax |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | languages mentioned in Helmbrecht 1999 |
| Source | Helmbrecht 1999: 291 |
Discussion
Notes
1. This is the case, e.g., in Lak (NE Caucasian). 2. See #1885, which says the same thing.
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2. See <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=1885"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">, which says the same thing.