Universal #1889

Legacy number: 1889

 Number  1884
 Original  A split between 1st and 2nd person versus 3rd person marking is more likely with the verbal category assertive than with the category non-assertive.
 Standardized  IF there is a split between 1st and 2nd person versus 3rd person marking, THEN this split is more likely with the verbal category assertive than with the category non-assertive.
 Keywords  person, 1, 2, 3, split, assertive
 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
Can easily be redone as an implication, like in #1885.
Comment
Frans Plank · 3 Aug 2006
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">.