Universal #312
Legacy number: 312
| Number | 311 |
| Original | If among the syntactic functions of the form there is the subject of intransitive verb of state, then the subject of intransitive verb of action belongs to this number [?] as well. |
| Standardized | IF there is a noun form for use as as subject of intransitive verbs of state, THEN this form will also be used for intransitive verbs of action. |
| Keywords | subject, intransitivity, verb, active, stative |
| Domain | inflection, syntax |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | statistical, almost absolute |
| Basis | languages surveyed in Kozinsky 1981 |
| Source | Kozinsky 1981 |
Discussion
Counterexamples
Ponka (Siouan) (Kozinsky 1981)And of course the whole lot of active-stative, split/fluid intransitive languages.
Notes
See comments to #310.And vice versa, see #313.
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And vice versa, see <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=313"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">