Universal #901

Legacy number: 901

 Number  898
 Original  The coalescence of the object generally goes hand in hand with its non-referentiality and the aspectual nuance of habitual action or activity, one of the senses of the imperfective.
 Standardized  Incorporation of an object generally goes hand in hand with its non-referentiality and the aspectual nuance of habitual action or activity, one of the senses of the imperfective.
 Formula  coalescence of the object ⇔ non-referentiality of object & habitual aspect
 Keywords  coalescence, incorporation, non-referentiality, aspect
 Domain  morphology, syntax
 Type  mutual implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute
 Basis  languages surveyed in Lazard 1998 (see language index in Lazard 1998: 275-8)
 Source  Lazard 1998: 230

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