Universal #227
Legacy number: 227
| Number | 227 |
| Original | If a language has only affixes which derive causatives form intransitive verbs, it is unlikely that these affixes will have a permissive meaning. |
| Standardized | If there are only affixes which derive causatives form intransitive verbs, THEN these affixes will not have a permissive meaning. |
| Keywords | causative, transitivity, permissive |
| Domain | morphology, semantics |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute? |
| Basis | languages surveyed in Xolodovic 1969, languages mentioned in Nedjalkov & Sil’nickij 1969, Nedjalkov & Sil’nickij 1973 |
| Source | Nedjalkov & Sil’nickij 1969: 32, 1973: 14 |
Discussion
Notes
What does "only" mean? Only causatives from intransitives and no decausatives from transitives?
Comment
What does "only" mean? Only causatives from intransitives and no decausatives from transitives?
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