Author: FP

Universal 1662: Original The frequency of kin term doublets is correlated with the parental prototype. Standardized IF there are doublets for kin terms other than…

Universal 1663: Original If a language uses the same expression both as intensifier and reflexive anaphor, this expression is not used as a marker of…

Universal 1664: SOV ⇒ rheme immediately precedes the verb Original In SOV languages, the usual place of sentence stress and hence that of rheme is…

Universal 1665: SVO ⇒ rheme in an immediately postverbal position or after an unstressed element Original In SVO languages, the usual place of the focused…

Universal 1666: Original In languages with an initial marker of subordination, sentential NPs cannot occur in clause-internal position, but such is the case in languages…

Universal 1667: Original There is a tendency for conjunctions (including comlementizers) to occur in clause-final position in SOV languages and in clause-initial position in VSO…

Universal 1668: plural allomorphy ⇒ flexive Original Wir haben also in der Mannigfaltigkeit der Pluralbildung ein gutes Kennzeichen der flektierenden Sprachen gefunden.(Plural allomorphy occurs only…

Universal 1669: Original If a language has palatalized a consonant before [e], then it must necessarily have previously palatalized this consonant before [i]. Standardized IF…

Universal 1670: Original In contiguous syllables, a contour tone may be more likely to appear if one of the two tones is low. Standardized IF…

Universal 1671: stem modification ⇒ flexive Original Hier [d.h. in der Veränderlichkeit des Wortstammes] liegt also ein wirkliches Unterscheidungsmerkmal der flektierenden von den nichtflektierenden Sprachen…