Universal #422
Legacy number: 422
| Number | 421 |
| Original | There is no language where, given a constituent class including both topical and non-topical members, the verb would agree with some or all of the non-topical members but with none of the topical ones. |
| Standardized | Provided there is a constituent class including both topical and non-topical members: IF the verb agrees with some or all of its non-topical members, THEN the verb agrees with at least some of its topical members. |
| Formula | verb agreement (non-topical constituent) ⇒ verb-agreement (topical constituent) |
| Keywords | verb agreement, topic |
| Domain | inflection, syntax, discourse |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | languages mentioned in Moravcsik 1978b |
| Source | Moravcsik 1978b: 365, <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=6"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0"> |
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