Author: FP

Universal 279: zero person marker (indicative mood) ⇒ 1Sg v 3Sg Original If a zero expression occurs in the form of a certain person in…

Universal 278: Original In all languages: if one of the forms of the imperative coincides with a pure (not overtly marked) root, then included in…

Universal 277: VOS ⇒ ¬ verbal inflection Original If a language has VOS order, then it has no verbal inflection. Standardized IF basic order is…

Universal 276: number (adjective V verb) ⇒ number (noun) Original If there is a regular number distinction in the forms of the adjective or of…

Universal 254: case (adjective) ⇒ case (noun) Original If there is a certain case distinction in the forms of the adjective, there is the same…

Universal 275: category X (Trial) ⇒ category X (Dual) Original In all languages: if there is any grammatical opposition in the forms of Trial, the…

Universal 274: Original If by means of reduplication a decrease of quantity or degree may be expressed in a language, there are cases in that…

Universal 273: aspect (Indic.) ⇒ aspect (Imper.) Original If in a language there is imperative mood and there are aspect distinctions in the indicative mood,…

Universal 272: person V number (non-indicative mood) ⇒ person V number (indicative mood) Original If there is a certain person or number distinction in the…

Universal 271: gender (verb (1 & 2)) ⇒ gender (verb (3)) Original If there exists a certain gender distinction in verb forms of the 1st…