Universal #1887
Legacy number: 1887
| Number | 1882 |
| Original | If there is a split between 1st versus 2nd/3rd person marking in modal categories, then it is more likely to occur in: (a) optative than in indicative; (b) irrealis than realis; (c) volitional than involitional modality . |
| Standardized | IF there is a split between 1st versus 2nd/3rd person marking in modal categories, THEN it is more likely to occur in: (a) optative than in indicative; (b) irrealis than realis; (c) volitional than involitional modality . |
| Keywords | person, 1, 2, 3, split, mood, optative, indicative, irrealis, relais, volitional, involitional |
| Domain | inflection, syntax |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | languages mentioned in Helmbrecht 1999 |
| Source | Helmbrecht 1999: 291 |
Discussion
Notes
Can easily be redone as an implication, like in #1885.
Comment
Can easily be redone as an implication, like in <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=1885"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">.
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