Universal #1993
Legacy number: 1993
| Number | 1987 |
| Original | In an SOV language with Ex and Cop lexically separate, the Ex tends to be used as an auxiliary combining with the conjunctive to form 'present state' tenses of perfect or present continuous value; as such it tends to change from an independent following auxiliary to a tense-forming suffix. |
| Standardized | In an SOV language with the lexical items for existential and copulative function separate, the Ex tends to be used as an auxiliary combining with the conjunctive to form 'present state' tenses of perfect or present continuous value; as such it tends to change from an independent following auxiliary to a tense-forming suffix. |
| Keywords | order, SOV, verb, existence, copula, auxiliary, conjunctive, tense, aspect, present, perfect, continuous, suffix |
| Domain | inflection, syntax |
| Type | unconditional |
| Status | achronic, diachronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | Bengali, Amharic, and impressions from other lgs, including other Afroasiatic, German, English, Spanish, Hungarian, Japanese, Twi |
| Source | Ferguson 1972: 112 |
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