Universal #608

Legacy number: 608

 Number  605
 Original  If a language has a derivational morpheme whose distributional characterization makes reference to objects, it will also make reference to intransitive subjects but not to transitive one.
 Standardized  IF there is a derivational morpheme whose distributional characterization makes reference to objects, THEN it will also make reference to intransitive subjects but not to transitive one.
 Keywords  object, intransitive subject, transitive subject
 Domain  word formation
 Type  no genuine implication; rather: provided that
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute?
 Basis  languages mentioned in Moravcsik 1978d
 Source  Moravcsik 1978d : 272

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Discussion
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Provided that a language has a derivational morpheme whose distributional characterization makes reference to objects, THEN it will also make reference to intransitive subjects but not to transitive one.
Comment
Frans Plank · 3 Aug 2006
Provided that a language has a derivational morpheme whose distributional characterization makes reference to objects, THEN it will also make reference to intransitive subjects but not to transitive one.