Universal #387
Legacy number: 387
| Number | 386 |
| Original | If a language has nominal inflection, it also has verbal inflection. |
| Standardized | IF there is nominal inflection, THEN there will be verbal inflection. |
| Formula | inflection (noun) ⇒ inflection (verb) |
| Keywords | noun, verb |
| Domain | inflection |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | Russian (E. Slavic, Indo-European), Japanese (Japanese-Ryukyuan), Vietnamese (Mon-Khmer, Austro-Asiatic) |
| Source | Moravcsik 1994a: 36 |
Discussion
Notes
Cf. #228.
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Cf. <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_idr=228"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">
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