Universal #899

Legacy number: 899

 Number  896
 Original  There is an affinity between aspect and object individuation, insofar as the imperfective (progressive, frequentative, etc.) aspect often goes hand in hand with an indefinite, partitive or non-referential object.
 Standardized  There is an affinity between aspect and object individuation, insofar as the imperfective (progressive, frequentative, etc.) aspect often goes hand in hand with an indefinite, partitive or non-referential object.
 Formula  imperfective aspect ⇔ indefinite, partitive, non-referential object
 Keywords  aspect, imperfect, object, indefinite, partitive, non-referential, incorporation
 Domain  inflection, syntax
 Type  mutual implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  almost absolute
 Basis  languages surveyed in Lazard 1998 (see language index in Lazard 1998: 275-8)
 Source  Lazard 1998: 210

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