Universal #307
Legacy number: 307
| Number | 306 |
| Original | In the majority of languages verbal forms of the passive voice morphologically are not more complex than forms of the active voice. |
| Standardized | Passive verbal forms tend not to be morphologically more complex than corresponding active forms. |
| Keywords | diathesis, active, passive, complexity |
| Domain | inflection |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | languages surveyed in Kozinsky 1981 |
| Source | Kozinsky 1981 |
Discussion
Counterexamples
Dyirbal (Pama-Nyungan, Australian), some Austronesian languages (Kozinsky 1981)
Notes
Is there a mistake in the translation? With the "not" omitted, it should be about right.
Comment
Is there a mistake in the translation? With the "not" omitted, it should be about right.
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