Universal #432

Legacy number: 432

 Number  431
 Original  The following correlation holds: overt marking of plurality in non-human (or inanimate) noun phrases implies that plurality is overtly marked in human (or animate) noun phrases of that language.
 Standardized  IF plurality in non-human (or inanimate) noun phrases is overtly marked, THEN so is plurality in human (or animate) noun phrases.
 Formula  overt plural marker (non-human/inanimate NP) ⇒ overt plural marker (human/animate NP)
 Keywords  number, plural, animacy
 Domain  inflection
 Type  implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute
 Basis  languages mentioned in Moravcsik 1978b
 Source  inferred from Moravcsik 1978b: 352

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Discussion
Notes
The Pluralworthiness Hierarchy = Animacy/Individuation/... Hierarchy, as often observed (with Smith-Stark as the standard reference).
Comment
Frans Plank · 3 Aug 2006
The Pluralworthiness Hierarchy = Animacy/Individuation/... Hierarchy, as often observed (with Smith-Stark as the standard reference).