Universal #439
Legacy number: 439
| Number | 438 |
| Original | Ergative alignment is associated with high complexity. This correlation is not direct one, but a consequence of those between ergative and dependent marking, and dependent marking and high complexity - see <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=436"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">, <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=437"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">. (Definition of Complexity see in <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=436"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">) |
| Standardized | IF alignment is ergative, THEN there will be high complexity. |
| Formula | ergative alignment ⇔ high complexity |
| Keywords | alignment, ergative-absolutive, complexity |
| Domain | inflection, syntax |
| Type | mutual implication? |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | sample of Nichols 1992 |
| Source | Nichols 1992: 3.6 |
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