Universal #559
Legacy number: 559
| Number | 557 |
| Original | When languages with and without articles are in contact, it is more common for languages without an article to pick one up than for languages with an article to abandon it. |
| Standardized | When languages with and without articles are in contact, it is more common for languages without an article to innovate one than for languages with an article to abandon it. |
| Keywords | article, borrowing |
| Domain | syntax |
| Type | unconditional |
| Status | diachronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | ? |
| Source | Renzi 1992: 161-176 |
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