Universal #1974
Legacy number: 1974
| Number | 1968 |
| Original | In a given language the grammatical categories of the verb (e.g., person, voice, mood, tense, negation) may be carried to a greater or lesser extent by auxiliary verbs or particles which co-occur with the verb. In an extreme case these categories may be carried by a dummy morph which has no apparent lexical meaning at all. |
| Standardized | In a given language the grammatical categories of the verb (e.g., person, voice, mood, tense, negation) may be carried to a greater or lesser extent by auxiliary verbs or particles which co-occur with the verb. In an extreme case these categories may be carried by a dummy morph which has no apparent lexical meaning at all. |
| Keywords | verb, inflection, auxiliary |
| Domain | inflection, syntax |
| Type | unconditional |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | "widely held assumption" |
| Source | Ferguson 1972: 79 |
Discussion
Notes
Is this to read restrictively: "... may only be carried by auxiliaries or particles, unless they are carried by the verb itself"?
Comment
Is this to read restrictively: "... may only be carried by auxiliaries or particles, unless they are carried by the verb itself"?
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