Universal #430
Legacy number: 430
| Number | 429 |
| Original | If in a particular language gender distinctions appear, it will be the 3rd person. |
| Standardized | IF gender distinctions appear anywhere else, THEN they will already be there in the 3rd person. |
| Formula | gender ⇒ gender (3 person) |
| Keywords | gender, 3 person |
| Domain | inflection |
| Type | implication |
| Status | diachronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | languages mentioned in Moravcsik 1978b |
| Source | inferred from Moravcsik 1978b: 361 |
Discussion
Notes
1. See Comrie 1975: Comrie, B. (1975). Polite plurals and predicate agreement. Language 51: 406-419.2. Panchronically, this is:IF there are gender distinctions in non-3rd persons, THEN there are also gender distinctions in 3rd person.Same as Greenberg 1963, #44 (here #519), and often claimed elsewhere.
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2. Panchronically, this is:
IF there are gender distinctions in non-3rd persons, THEN there are also gender distinctions in 3rd person. Same as Greenberg 1963, #44 (here <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=519"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">), and often claimed elsewhere.