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

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Discussion
Notes
1. This is the case, e.g., in Lak (NE Caucasian). 2. See #1885, which says the same thing.
Comment
Frans Plank · 3 Aug 2006
1. This is the case, e.g., in Lak (NE Caucasian).

2. See <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=1885"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">, which says the same thing.