Universal #84

Legacy number: 84

 Number  84
 Original  If in a language the verb agrees with anything, it agrees with some or all subjects.
 Standardized  IF the verb agrees with anything other than subjects, THEN it agrees with some or all subjects.
 Keywords  verb, agreement, subject
 Domain  inflection, syntax
 Type  implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute?
 Basis  languages in Moravcsik 1974
 Source  Moravcsik 1974: 27

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