Universal #2007

Legacy number: 2007

 Number  2001
 Original  It appears likely that there are generalizations [concerning "neutral agreement"] of the type "if infinitive phrases are are non-prototypical then so are clauses. A hierarchy of these controllers can probably be constructed, starting from the notion of "nouniness" (Ross 1973).
 Standardized  IF infinitive phrases are non-prototypical controllers of agreement in gender and number, requiring neutral agreement forms, THEN so are clauses.
 Keywords  agreement, gender, number, infinitive, clause
 Domain  inflection, syntax
 Type  implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute?
 Basis  "over 200 languages" from all over the place
 Source  Corbett 1991: 218

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See #2006.
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Frans Plank · 3 Aug 2006
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