Author: FP

Universal 1502: Original If there are regular violations of the tonal pattern in imperative or vocative forms, then there is a special redistribution of tones…

Universal 1503: Original If there is an anomaly of stress in the appellative elements of a language, then when the language does not have fixed…

Universal 1504: Original The endpoint configuration prediction:Any language which has a lexeme denoting motion out of or motion through some configuration will also have a…

Universal 1505: Original The endpoint polysemy prediction:The use of a single lexeme to denote either static location in some configuration or motion into that configuration…

Universal 1506: Original Parameters for intransitive-based passives:1 person > Volitional Human > Volitional Animate/Human > Animate & Potent > Inanimate > No Protagonist. If a…

Universal 1507: Original Reciprocal constructions, which are morphologically related to the reflexive constructions, are never (or, at least, far less often) “lighter” then the latter;…

Universal 1508: general psych-verbs > general emotion verbs > evaluation, WANT > verbs of authority, ruling Original Hierarchy of verb classes often using subject or…

Universal 1509: motion > position (location) > shape > formless qualities Original Hierarchy of agency and discreteness for one place-predicates, which is manifested in voice…

Universal 1510: Direct object (two-place verb) > Direct object (bitransitive verb) > Coargument NP > Non-coargument NP > NP in a non-finite subordinate clause >…

Universal 1511: Original In languages whose numeral systems consists of less than five numerals, the highest numeral is likely to be derived from an approximate…