Universal #917
Legacy number: 917
| Number | 914 |
| Original | Whenever there is a plurality split in lexical nouns, the split in the 3rd person pronoun (if there is one) will be at the same place or lower down in the animacy hierarchy. |
| Standardized | Whenever there is a plurality split in lexical nouns, the split in the 3rd person pronoun (if there is one) will be at the same place or lower down in the animacy hierarchy. |
| Formula | speaker (1st person pronouns) > addressee (2nd person pronouns) > kin > rational > human > animate > inanimate |
| Keywords | animacy hierarchy, split, number, plural, person pronoun, 3, noun |
| Domain | inflection |
| Type | no genuine implication; rather: provided that |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | languages in Smith-Stark 1974 |
| Source | Smith-Stark 1974: 664 |
Discussion
Notes
For the animacy hierarchy see #916.
Comment
For the animacy hierarchy see <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=916"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">.
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