Universal #480

Legacy number: 480

 Number  478
 Original  If the head (lexical) verb in a progressive verb phrase is marked for tense, it is marked as present tense.
 Standardized  When the head (lexical) verb in a progressive verb phrase is marked for tense, THEN it is marked as present tense.
 Keywords  tense, present, aspect, progressive
 Domain  inflection
 Type  unconditional
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute
 Basis  languages surveyed in Blansitt 1975
 Source  Blansitt 1975: 30

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