Universal #452
Legacy number: 452
| Number | 451 |
| Original | A possessor marked for 3rd person implies a possessee so marked in the same construction. |
| Standardized | IF a possessor is marked for 3rd person, THEN a possessee is so marked in the same construction. |
| Formula | 3 person (possessor) ⇒ 3 person (possessee) |
| Keywords | person, 3, possession |
| Domain | inflection, syntax |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | 75 languages surveyed in Ultan 1978e |
| Source | Ultan 1978e: 36 |
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