Author: FP

Universal 1112: ¬ subject raising ⇒ ¬ full passive Original Subject Raising Constraint:No argument of an object complement sentence can be raised into subject position.Any…

Universal 1113: special marking in yes-no questions ⇔ no syntactic wh-movement Original Wh-in-situ languages have special markings in yes-no questions, and languages with special markings…

Universal 1114: VO ⇒ CompS; Original VO languages are exceptionlessly Comp-initial. OV languages exemplify both final complementizers and initial complementizers. Standardized IF basic word order…

Universal 1115: Original An optional rule such as scrambling is allowed only if its application creates a structure which is consistent with the parameter-setting (e.g.,…

Universal 1116: Original All personal pronouns are definite. Standardized All personal pronouns are definite. Keywords definite, personal pronoun Domain inflection, syntax Type unconditional Status achronic…

Universal 1117: passive with agent phrases ⇒ passive without agent phrases Original If a language has passives with agent phrases then it has them without…

Universal 1118: ¬Du (3 person pronoun ) ⇒ ¬Du (noun) Original If the pronominal dual does not extend to the 3rd person, there very likely…

Universal 1119: Original If the extension of the pronominal dual is limited and includes the 3rd person, all nouns or at least some of them…

Universal 1120: Original The nominal dual is likelier to be restricted to natural pairs if the pronominal dual is unrestricted than if it is restricted…

Universal 1121: Original If the nominal dual is restricted to nouns other than those denoting natural pairs, the pronominal dual is unrestricted. Standardized IF the…