Universal #317
Legacy number: 317
| Number | 316 |
| Original | If the indefinite direct object is provided with a syntactic form of accusative*, then the definite direct object is provided with the same syntactic form. |
| Standardized | IF the indefinite direct object is marked with a syntactic form of accusative*, THEN the definite direct object is marked with the same syntactic form. |
| Keywords | case, accusative, direct object, definiteness |
| Domain | inflection, syntax |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | languages surveyed in Kozinsky 1981 |
| Source | Kozinsky 1981 |
Discussion
Counterexamples
Nembou (Oceanic, E. Malayo-Polynesian, Austronesian)(Kozinsky 1981)
Notes
See comments to #310.
Comment
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