Universal #1982
Legacy number: 1982
| Number | 1976 |
| Original | When a language with zero copula inserts a pro-copula it does so between the subject and complement regardless of the normal position of verbs in the language. |
| Standardized | When a language with zero copula inserts a pro-copula it does so between the subject and complement regardless of the normal position of verbs in the language. |
| Keywords | copula, zero, order, verb |
| Domain | syntax |
| Type | unconditional |
| Status | diachronic |
| Quality | absolute? |
| Basis | impressionistic |
| Source | Ferguson 1972: 97 |
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