Author: FP

Universal 1892: Original No lexical item that is not a noun can belong to the class of properties borrowed from a language unless this class…

Universal 1893: Original A lexical item whose meaning is verbal can never be included in the set of borrowed properties. Standardized A lexical item whose…

Universal 1894: Original No inflectional affixes can belong to the set of properties borrowed fro a language unless at least one derivational affix also belongs…

Universal 1895: Original A lexical item that is of the “grammatical” type (which type includes at least conjunctions and adpositions) cannot be included in the…

Universal 1896: Original Given a particular language, and given a particular constituent class such that at least some members of that class are not inflected…

Universal 1897: Original The use of variation of any pronominal category to show degrees of respect or social distance is more widespread among different langages…

Universal 1898: Original Processess of variation of the type of pronoun used in reference for showing degrees of respect or social distance are more common…

Universal 1899: Original Processess of pronominal reference for showing degrees of respect or social distance occur more commonly in reference to individuals that in reference…

Universal 1900: Original A pronominal form used for showing greater respect or social distance is never eliminated from the system of reference in favour of…

Universal 1901: Original If a language exhibits only prenasalized voiceless consonants, voicing is non-contrastive within the consonant system. Standardized IF there are prenasalized voiceless consonants…