Universal #433
Legacy number: 433
| Number | 432 |
| Original | If there is a certain distinction as to voice in the forms of a non-indicative mood, the same distinction is also represented in the given language in the forms of the indicative mood. |
| Standardized | IF there are voice distinctions in a non-indicative mood, THEN they are made in the indicative mood as well. |
| Formula | voice (non-indicative mood) ⇒ voice (indicative mood) |
| Keywords | diathesis, voice, mood, indicative, non-indicative |
| Domain | inflection |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | unspecified |
| Source | Uspensky 1968: 11 [1972: 64]; Vardul’ 1969, referring to Uspensky |
Discussion
Notes
Cf. ##273, 434, which are about the distribution of person and number, aspect, and tense distinctions between indicative and non-indicative moods.
Comment
Cf. <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=273"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">, <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=434"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">, which are about the distribution of person and number, aspect, and tense distinctions between indicative and non-indicative moods.
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