Universal #1950

Legacy number: 1950

 Number  1944
 Original  When three-degree systems of demonstratives where proximal/medial/distal correspond to 1st/2nd/3rd person develop into two-degree systems, the opposition will be proximal&medial vs. distal or proximal vs. medial&distal, corresponding to 1st&2nd vs. 3rd person or 1st vs. 2nd&3rd person. There will never be a two-degree demonstrative system with a correspondence to a person system where the opposition is 1st/3rd vs. 2nd person.
 Standardized  When three-degree systems of demonstratives where proximal/medial/distal correspond to 1st/2nd/3rd person develop into two-degree systems, the opposition will be proximal&medial vs. distal or proximal vs. medial&distal, corresponding to 1st&2nd vs. 3rd person or 1st vs. 2nd&3rd person. There will never be a two-degree demonstrative system with a correspondence to a person system where the opposition is 1st/3rd vs. 2nd person.
 Formula  <img src="../img/graphics/1650.gif" alt="">
 Keywords  demonstrative, proximal, medial, distal, person, 1, 2, 3
 Domain  lexicon
 Type  unconditional
 Status  diachronic
 Quality  absolute
 Basis  unspecified
 Source  Greenberg 1993: 11-12

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Frans Plank · 3 Aug 2006
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