Universal #64
Legacy number: 64
| Number | 64 |
| Original | In nominative-accusative languages the causee of causative verbs derived from transitive verbs is an oblique object, whereas in ergative languages it is a direct object |
| Standardized | IF alignment is (exclusively or overwhelmingly) nominative-accusative, THEN the causee of causative verbs derived from transitive verbs is an oblique object; IF alignment is (exclusively or overwhelmingly) ergative-absolutive, THEN the causee of causative verbs derived from transitive verbs is a direct object. |
| Keywords | alignment, ergative-absolutive, nominative-accusative, causative, object, direct, oblique <br> |
| Domain | morphology, syntax |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute? |
| Basis | languages mentioned in Klimov 1983 |
| Source | inferred from Klimov 1985: 53, Klimov 1983: 98 |
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