Month: May 2020

Universal 1125: incorporation (pronominal object)⇔ incorporation (possessive pronoun) Original If pronominal objects can be incorporated, then possessor pronouns can also be incorporated;if possessor pronouns can…

Universal 1124: incorporation (pronouns of nominal subjects) ⇒ incorporation (nominal non-subjects) Original If nominal subjects can be incorporated into verbs, then nominal non-subjects can also…

Universal 1123: Original If nouns for alienable possession can incorporate their possessive pronouns, then nouns for inalienable possession can too. Standardized IF nouns for alienable…

Universal 1122: Original If predicates can incorporate their arguments (i.e., verbs their subjects and objects), then head nouns can incorporate their attributive clauses. Standardized IF…

Universal 1121: Original If the nominal dual is restricted to nouns other than those denoting natural pairs, the pronominal dual is unrestricted. Standardized IF the…

Universal 1120: Original The nominal dual is likelier to be restricted to natural pairs if the pronominal dual is unrestricted than if it is restricted…

Universal 1119: Original If the extension of the pronominal dual is limited and includes the 3rd person, all nouns or at least some of them…

Universal 1118: ¬Du (3 person pronoun ) ⇒ ¬Du (noun) Original If the pronominal dual does not extend to the 3rd person, there very likely…

Universal 1117: passive with agent phrases ⇒ passive without agent phrases Original If a language has passives with agent phrases then it has them without…

Universal 1116: Original All personal pronouns are definite. Standardized All personal pronouns are definite. Keywords definite, personal pronoun Domain inflection, syntax Type unconditional Status achronic…