Universal #276

Legacy number: 276

 Number  275
 Original  In all languages: if there is any grammatical opposition in the forms of Trial, the same opposition will be in the forms of Dual.
 Standardized  IF any further grammatical oppositions are expressed in trial forms, THEN the same oppositions will also be expressed in dual forms.
 Formula  category X (Trial) ⇒ category X (Dual)
 Keywords  number, trial, dual
 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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Discussion
Notes
1. Cf. # 513.2. Cf. a more specific statement of Sokolovskaja’s #1489.
Comment
Frans Plank · 3 Aug 2006
1. Cf. <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=513"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">
2. Cf. a more specific statement of Sokolovskaja's <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=1489"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">