Universal #211
Legacy number: 211
| Number | 211 |
| Original | The most important implications of the nominative type are: the single “subject” series of personal affixes in the verb conjugation; and the opposition of the nominative and accusative cases in the noun declension. |
| Standardized | IF alignment is accusative, THEN there will be a single “subject” series of personal affixes in verb inflection and an opposition of a nominative and an accusative case in noun inflection. |
| Formula | nominative alignment ⇒ case (Nom/Acc) & personal affix (SUB) |
| Keywords | alignment, accusative, verb, person, subject, case, accusative, nominative |
| Domain | inflection, syntax |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | almost absolute |
| Basis | languages mentioned in Klimov 1983 |
| Source | Klimov 1983 102 |
Discussion
Notes
Sometimes in nominative languages verb inflection may also include an “object” series of personal affixes (Klimov 1983).[Too bad. ]
Comment
Sometimes in nominative languages verb inflection may also include an "object" series of personal affixes (Klimov 1983). [Too bad. ]
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