Universal #328
Legacy number: 328
| Number | 327 |
| Original | If transitive verbs agree with their subjects in some grammatical feature, then intransitive verbs will agree with their subjects in each of these features. |
| Standardized | IF transitive verbs agree with their subjects in some grammatical feature, THEN intransitive verbs will agree with their subjects in each of these features. |
| Formula | transitive verb agrees with SUBJ ⇒ intransitive verb agrees with SUBJ |
| Keywords | verb agreement, subject, transitivity |
| Domain | inflection, syntax |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute? |
| Basis | languages surveyed in Kozinsky 1981 |
| Source | Kozinsky 1981 |
Discussion
Notes
Cf. a similar statement by Moravcsik (# 418).
Comment
Cf. a similar statement by Moravcsik (<a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=418"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">)
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