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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