Universal #338
Legacy number: 338
| Number | 337 |
| Original | If the verb agrees with subject and object and there are confix-forms such as s-V-s-o, then there are s-V-o forms as well. |
| Standardized | Whenever the verb agrees with subject and object, IF there are confix forms such as s-V-s-o, THEN there is also non-confixal subject agreement in the order s-V-o. |
| Keywords | verb agreement, subject, direct object, person, affix-order, prefix, suffix, confix |
| Domain | inflection, syntax |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | languages surveyed in Kozinsky 1981 |
| Source | Kozinsky 1981 |
Discussion
Counterexamples
Amharic (Semitic, Afro-Asiatic) (Kozinsky 1981)
Notes
One counterexample! And how many examples for which the implication is true?
Comment
One counterexample! And how many examples for which the implication is true?
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