Author: FP

Universal 321: acc (nouns) ⇒ some non-zero allomorphs Original If nouns have a syntactic form of the accusative, then at least some of its allomorphs…

Universal 320: nominative/accusative (pronouns) ⇒ nominative/accusative (nouns) Original If personal pronouns have an opposition of the syntactic forms of nominative and accusative, then this opposition…

Universal 319: Original If in a language there is a syntactic form of the absolutive, it also has a syntactic form of the ergative. Standardized…

Universal 298: Original In all languages: if there is no category definiteness/indefiniteness, then the change of the word order is used as a way of…

Universal 318: backness distinctions Š height distinctions Original The number of height distinctions in a system is typically equal or greater than the number of…

Universal 317: nominative/accusative (inanimate noun) ⇒ nominative/accusative (animate noun) Original If inanimate nominals have the opposition of the syntactic form of the nominative and the…

Universal 316: Original If the indefinite direct object is provided with a syntactic form of accusative*, then the definite direct object is provided with the…

Universal 315: Original If and only if a language has a syntactic form of the subjective*, it has a syntactic form of the accusative*. Standardized…

Universal 314: Original In the majority of languages the forms that function as direct objects may also function as adverbial modifiers, especially adverbial modifiers of…

Universal 313: Original In an overwhelming majority of languages all or almost all markers of the syntactic form of the indefinitive* are zero markers. Standardized…