Author: FP

Universal 1282: Original The total number of retroflexed consonants is never greater than that of the non-retroflexed apical consonants. Standardized IF there are n retroflexed…

Universal 1283: Original Standardized 1. TARGETS OF PALATALIZATIONa. in terms of place of articulation:IF a less back consonant is palatalized, THEN all more back consonants…

Universal 1284: Original If nasality co-occurs in the neighborhood of a vowel or is inherent in the vowel itself of a given height m, then…

Universal 1285: Original Subtraction is never expressed by mere sequence of the subtrahend and minuend. Standardized IF a numeral system has subtraction, THEN it is…

Universal 1286: Original The Animated First Principle (AFP):In simple transitive clauses, the NP which is most animated will precede NPs which are less animated. Standardized…

Universal 1287: Original The Verb-Object Bonding Principle (VOB):The object of a transitive verb is more tightly bounded to the verb than is its subject. Standardized…

Universal 1288: subtraction &/v division ⇒ addition & multiplication Original Of the four fundamental arithmetical operations –addition and its inverse, subtraction, and multiplication and its…

Universal 1289: possibility > necessity > impossibility > non-necessity Original Hierarchy of the auxiliarization of modality:possibility > necessity > impossibility > non-necessity Standardized IF non-necessity…

Universal 1290: definite article (possessed NPs) ⇒ definite article (non-possessed NPs) Original If possessed NPs show the definite article, then so do non-possessed NPs. Standardized…

Universal 1291: definite article (possessed NPs with a preposed possessor) ⇒ definite article (possessed NPs with a postposed possessor) Original If possessed NPs with a…