Universal #983
Legacy number: 983
| Number | 979 |
| Original | Irregular plural formation is more likely to occur with nouns high in the split plurality hierarchy. |
| Standardized | IF nouns low on the split plurality hierarchy have irregular plurals, THEN nouns high on the split plurality hierarchy also have irregular plurals. |
| Keywords | number, plural, animacy |
| Domain | inflection, semantics |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | languages in Smith-Stark 1974 |
| Source | Smith-Stark 1974: 668 |
Discussion
Notes
For animacy hierarchy see #916.
Comment
For animacy hierarchy see <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=916"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">.
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