Universal #754
Legacy number: 754
| Number | 751 |
| Original | The Multiple-Switch Universal: In a language with tense-induced M-switching, category switching (if any) is restricted to Present Tense. |
| Standardized | IF there is tense-induced multiple switching, THEN category switching (if any) is restricted to Present Tense. |
| Keywords | multiple-switching, present tense |
| Domain | inflection, syntax |
| Type | no genuine implication; rather: provided that |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | sample of 410 languages in Stassen 1997 |
| Source | Stassen 1997: 8.5 |
Discussion
Notes
Multiple switching occurs in cases in which the switch affects more than one predicate category at the same time, under the same conditions.
Comment
MULTIPLY SWITCHING occurs in cases in which the switch affects more than one predicate category at the same time, under the same conditions.
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