Author: FP

Universal 1262: assimilation of fully voiced vowels ⇒ assimilation of partially voiced vowels V assimilation with voiceless vowels Original Assimilation of fully voiced vowels implies…

Universal 1263: assimilation of vowels with normal duration ⇒ assimilation of reduced vowels Original Assimilation of vowels with normal duration implies assimilation of reduced vowels…

Universal 1264: assimilation of tense vowels ⇒ assimilation of lax vowels Original Assimilation of tense vowels implies assimilation of lax vowels. Standardized IF there is…

Universal 1265: assimilation of front vowels ⇒ assimilation of back vowels Original Assimilation of front vowels implies assimilation of back vowels. Standardized IF there is…

Universal 1266: assimilation of unrounded vowels ⇒ assimilation of rounded vowels Original Assimilation of unrounded vowels implies assimilation of rounded vowels. Standardized IF there is…

Universal 1267: SVO ⇒ ¬ ergative; ergative ⇒ ¬ SVO Original Ergative systems are found only in SOV and VSO languages. SVO languages are never…

Universal 1268: Original Hierarchy of quantifiers: each > every > all > most > many > several > some (+NPPl) > a few (‘>’ means…

Universal 1269: Original Hierarchy of grammatical functions for purposes of quantifier scope: topic > deep and surface subject > deep or surface subject > indirect…

Universal 1270: Original If there is one or more distinctions or remoteness in a tense-aspect system, and reference can be made to objective time measures,…

Universal 1271: Original Categories which can be used as a ‘perfect of result’ (i.e. to say that something has happened that has a result at…