Author: FP

Universal 1742: Original If a language has person marking affixes on verb (direct object), they are prefixed with more than chance frequency. Standardized When there…

Universal 1743: Original Only in languages that have no overt articles do non-specific direct objects fail to be accusative-marked (or, in general, fail to be…

Universal 1744: Original Provided ordinal numerals are formally distinguished from cardinal numerals and one is based on/ derived from/ more complex than the other (rather…

Universal 1745: Original In contexts where the distinction between cardinal and ordinal numerals is neutralized, cardinals may replace ordinals but never vice versa. Standardized When…

Universal 1746: Original Ordinal numerals are likelier to be borrowed than corresponding cardinal numerals. Standardized IF a cardinal numeral is a borrowing, THEN the corresponding…

Universal 1747: Original Ordinal numerals are likelier to have synonyms than corresponding cardinal numerals. Standardized IF a cardinal numeral has synonyms, THEN the corresponding ordinal…

Universal 1748: Original If there are synonyms for an ordinal numeral, then there are also synonyms for ordinals for all lower numbers. Standardized IF there…

Universal 1749: Original Provided at least some ordinal numerals are formally distinguished from cardinal numerals, if the distinction is by suppletion for higher numbers, then…

Universal 1750: Original If the distinction between ordinal and cardinal forms for the number 1 at some decade is by suppletion, then it is also…

Universal 1751: Original If ordinal numerals are distinguished from cardinal numerals for numbers higher than 1, then they are also distinguished for 1. Standardized IF…