Universal #971
Legacy number: 971
| Number | 967 |
| Original | Plural words are most commonly found in languages which are isolating or head-marking. |
| Standardized | IF there are plural words, THEN there is no inflectional morphology or morphology is head-marking. |
| Formula | Plural word ⇒ isolating V head-marking |
| Keywords | plural word, isolation, head-marking |
| Domain | inflection, syntax |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | 48 languages with plural words in Dryer’s 1989b sample of 307 languages |
| Source | Dryer 1989b: 888 |
Discussion
Notes
Definition of a Plural word see #970.
Comment
Definition of a Plural word see <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=970"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">.
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