Universal #378
Legacy number: 378
| Number | 377 |
| Original | If a language has topic markers, then it will be highly topic prominent (in the sense of Li & Thompson 1976). |
| Standardized | IF there are specialized topic markers, THEN there will be high topic prominence (in the sense of Li & Thompson 1976). |
| Formula | topic marker ⇒ high topic prominence |
| Keywords | topic |
| Domain | syntax, pragmatics |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | a sample of 30 languages, see Gundel 1988: 210 |
| Source | Gundel 1988: 231 |
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