Universal #2004
Legacy number: 2004
| Number | 1998 |
| Original | An obvious suggestion for a universal here [where gender appears in only one person] would be that if a language has a gender distinction in any pronoun, it will be in 3rd person pronouns. |
| Standardized | IF there is a gender distinction in any pronoun other than 3rd person, THEN there will be a gender distinction (the same?) in 3rd person. |
| Keywords | pronoun, person, gender |
| Domain | inflection |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute? |
| Basis | "over 200 languages" from all over the place |
| Source | Corbett 1991: 131 |
Discussion
Counterexamples
Angas (West Chadic, Afroasiatic): gender in 2nd person only, except in reported speech. (Corbett 1991: 131, based on Burquest 1986).
Notes
Cf. Greenberg No. 44, here #519.
Comment
Cf. Greenberg No. 44, here <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=519"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">.
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