Universal #418
Legacy number: 418
| Number | 417 |
| Original | There is no language which includes sentences where the verb agrees with a constituent distinct from the intransitive subject and which would not also include sentences where the verb agrees with the intransitive subject. |
| Standardized | IF the verb agrees with a constituent other than the intransitive subject, THEN the verb also agrees with the intransitive subject. |
| Formula | verb agreement ¬(INTR-SUBJ) ⇒ verb agreement (INTR-SUBJ) |
| Keywords | verb agreement, subject |
| Domain | inflection, syntax |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | languages mentioned in Moravcsik 1978b |
| Source | Moravcsik 1978b: 364, <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=3"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0"> |
Discussion
Notes
Cf. the more specific statement by Kozinsky, #328.
Comment
Cf. the more specific statement by Kozinsky, <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=328"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">
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