Author: FP

Universal 1612: SOV & NModifier ⇒ Modifier-N agreement Original In SOV languages, when the expected order of Modifier-Noun does not occur, agreement [between noun and…

Universal 1613: VO & ModifierN ⇒ Modifier-N agreement Original Concord is common among VO languages, particularly when the order of constituents is modifier-Noun and thus…

Universal 1614: Original If a language has grammatical agreement [see Comments for terminology], it is with just the A. Standardized IF person agreement of the…

Universal 1615: ambiguous O agreement ⇒ ambiguous A agreement Original If a language has ambiguous O agreement [see Comments for terminology], it has ambiguous A…

Universal 1616: subject pro-drop ⇔ inflectional paradigms of verbs are morphologically uniform Original The Null Subject Parameter:Null subjects are permitted in all and only languages…

Universal 1617: Animate/Human: ?Kin/Status > Sex;Inanimate/Nonhuman: Shape > Orientation, Rigidity > Nature/Function. Original The implicational hierarchy of semantic distinctions for numeral classifier systems: Animate/Human: ?Kin/Status…

Universal 1618: Edible: Manner of Ingestion, State of Food;Nonedible : Value, Purpose/Function Original The implicational hierarchy of semantic distinctions for possessive classifier systems: The primary…

Universal 1619: Animate: Posture;Inanimate: Shape/Orientation > Individuation, Rigidity Original The implicational hierarchy of semantic distinctions for predicate classifier systems: The primary distinction in predicate classifier…

Universal 1620: Animate: Sex; Inanimate: Nature, Individuation Original The implicational hierarchy of semantic distinctions for noun class systems: Animacy is involved in all noun class…

Universal 1621: Original If a language has adjectives, then the numeral tends to modify the noun directly (that is, in most languages that have adjectives…