Universal #1989
Legacy number: 1989
| Number | 1983 |
| Original | If an Ex or Cop is grammatically unique, i.e., lacks criterial features of any major word class in the language, it will tend to have a grammatically unique negative, i.e., the negative will not be formed the way other negatives in the language are formed. |
| Standardized | IF the lexical items for existential or copulative function form a word class of their own, THEN its negative will be distinct from other negatives. |
| Keywords | word class, verb, copula, existence, negation |
| Domain | syntax |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | Bengali, Amharic, and impressions from other lgs, including other Afroasiatic, Hungarian, German, Spanish, Twi, Mundari |
| Source | Ferguson 1972: 109 |
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