Universal #419

Legacy number: 419

 Number  418
 Original  There is no language which includes sentences where the verb agrees with an adverbial constituent and which would not also include sentences where the verb agrees with a non-adverbial constituent.
 Standardized  IF the verb agrees with an adverbial constituent, THEN the verb also agrees with a non-adverbial constituent.
 Formula  verb agreement (adverbial constituent) ⇒ verb agreement (non-adverbial constituent)
 Keywords  verb agreement, adverb
 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=1"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">

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