Universal #271
Legacy number: 271
| Number | 270 |
| Original | If a certain grammatical distinction occurs in the paradigm of the neuter gender, then this distinction also appears in the paradigm of the non-neuter gender. |
| Standardized | IF any grammatical distinction is made in the paradigm of the neuter gender, THEN this same distinction is also made in the paradigm of non-neuter genders. |
| Formula | category X (neuter gender) ⇒ category X (non-neuter gender) |
| Keywords | gender, neuter, markedness |
| Domain | inflection |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | unspecified |
| Source | Uspensky 1968: 14 [Uspensky 1972: 68]; see Vardul’ 1969, referring to Uspensky |
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