Universal #605
Legacy number: 605
| Number | 602 |
| Original | No accusative language has only ergative-type verb agreement in person or number or gender. |
| Standardized | IF alignment is accusative for some/many purposes, THEN verb agreement in person or number or gender is not limited to ergative alignment. |
| Keywords | alignment, accusative, ergative, verb agreement, person, number, gender |
| Domain | inflection, syntax |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | languages mentioned in Moravcsik 1978d |
| Source | Moravcsik 1978d: 263 |
Discussion
Notes
This statement contributes to the prediction of the distribution of ergative verb-agreement patterns by asserting that in whatever class of languages ergative person/gender/number agreement occurs exclusively, this class will not include accusative languages (Moravcsik 1978: 264).???
Comment
This statement contributes to the prediction of the distribution of ergative verb-agreement patterns by asserting that in whatever class of languages ergative person/gender/number agreement occurs exclusively, this class will not include accusative languages (Moravcsik 1978: 264). ???
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