Universal #1927
Legacy number: 1927
| Number | 1921 |
| Original | It seems that all languages with subjunctive complements can use subjunctives as main clauses (though the reverse may not be true). |
| Standardized | IF subjunctives are used in the complement clauses, THEN they can also be used in main clauses. |
| Keywords | mood, subjunctive, complementation |
| Domain | inflection, syntax |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | languages surveyed in Noonan 1985 |
| Source | Noonan 1985: 54 |
Discussion
Notes
Main clause subjunctives tend to be used in modal, hortative, or imperative senses.
Comment
Main clause subjunctives tend to be used in modal, hortative, or imperative senses.
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