Universal #327
Legacy number: 327
| Number | 326 |
| Original | If forms of the transitive verb agree in person with a direct object, then at least some of these forms agree in person with a subject of the transitive verb. |
| Standardized | IF the transitive verb agrees in person with the direct object, THEN at least some transitive verb forms agree in person with the subject of a transitive verb. |
| Formula | transitive verb agrees in person with DO ⇒ transitive verb agrees in person with SUBJ |
| Keywords | verb agreement, subject, direct object, transitivity, person |
| Domain | inflection, syntax |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | languages surveyed in Kozinsky 1981 |
| Source | Kozinsky 1981 |
Discussion
Counterexamples
Kalkatungu (Pama-Nyungan, Australian), Kurku (Munda, Austro-Asiatic), Waigali, Ashkun (both Nuristani, IE), Tirahi (Dardic, IE) (Kozinsky 1981)
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