Universal #2020

Legacy number: 2020

 Number  2014
 Original  Long-distance reciprocals are not clearly attested in natural languages, to my knowledge.
 Standardized  There are no (clear cases of) long-distance reciprocals.
 Keywords  reciprocal, binding
 Domain  syntax
 Type  unconditional
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute?
 Basis  personal knowledge
 Source  Higginbotham 1985: 551, with acknowledgments to Ken Hale

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Discussion
Notes
"It's intriguing, non-trivial, has no obvious explanation (though several possible ones spring to mind), and I hope some well-read or linguistically adventurous soul will come up with a counter-example." <Nick Evans, p.c.>
Comment
Frans Plank · 3 Aug 2006
"It's intriguing, non-trivial, has no obvious explanation (though several possible ones spring to mind), and I hope some well-read or linguistically adventurous soul will come up with a counter-example." <Nick Evans, p.c.>