Universal #1987
Legacy number: 1987
| Number | 1981 |
| Original | rigid type III (verb-final) ... Optional plural. Expression of plural in the noun is optional and is normally absent in nouns when they are used in construction with numerals. |
| Standardized | IF basic order is OV, THEN plural marking on nouns is optional, and is avoided in particular when nouns are accompanied by numerals. |
| Keywords | order, OV, plural, numeral |
| Domain | inflection, syntax |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | impressionistic, based on Greenberg 1963 sample |
| Source | Ferguson 1972: 107 |
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