Author: FP

Universal 281: plural (noun) ⇒ singular designates indefinite number of objects (noun) Original If nouns have Plural, then they have Singular which can designate an…

Universal 280: Original In all languages, the nouns which are marked with a special possessive marker do not occur with possessive pronouns. Standardized IF nouns…

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 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 260: ergative language ⇒ prefix-suffixal personal conjugation Original In ergative languages personal conjugation is of prefixal or prefix-suffixal nature. Standardized IF alignment is predominantly…