Universal #1992
Legacy number: 1992
| Number | 1986 |
| Original | If Ex and Cop are lexically separate, and they are in a suppletive relation with verbs meaning 'become' and 'stay', then 'become' will be related to Cop and 'stay' to Ex. |
| Standardized | IF the lexical items for existential and copulative function are separate, and they are in a suppletive relation with verbs meaning 'become' and 'stay', then 'become' will be related to the copula and 'stay' to the existential verb. |
| Keywords | verb, existence, copula, suppletion |
| Domain | inflection, syntax, lexicon |
| Type | no genuine implication; rather: provided that |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | Bengali, Amharic, Hungarian, and impressions from other lgs, including other Afroasiatic, German, Spanish, Twi |
| Source | Ferguson 1972: 112 |
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