Universal #469
Legacy number: 469
| Number | 467 |
| Original | If marking for nominal and verbal Number is phonologically identical, this will be the case for nouns and verbs of the 3rd person. |
| Standardized | IF the marking for nominal and verbal number is phonologically identical, THEN this will be the case for nouns and verbs of the 3rd person. |
| Formula | (number marker (noun) = number marker (verb)) ⇒ (number marker (noun) = number marker (3 person verb)) |
| Keywords | number, person, 3, noun, verb |
| Domain | inflection, syntax |
| Type | no genuine implication; rather: provided that |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | Hungarian (Ugric, Uralic), Tagalog (W. Malayo-Polynesian, Austronesian), Turkish (S. Turkic, Altaic) |
| Source | Walter 1981: 112 |
Discussion
Notes
implicationally:IF identity for 1st/2nd person THEN for 3rd person.See #470.
Comment
implicationally: IF identity for 1st/2nd person THEN for 3rd person. See <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=470"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">
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