Month: May 2020

Universal 745: Original The Nominal-Switch Universal (part 2):In cases where a nominal Verbal/Nominal-switch is motivated by conditions of Time-Stability, the nominal strategy will encode the…

Universal 744: Original The Nominal-Switch Universal (part 1):In cases where a nominal Nominal/Locational-switch is motivated by conditions of Time-Stability, the nominal strategy will encode the…

Universal 743: Original The N/L-Switching Universal for Predicate Nominals:If a language has N/L-switching for predicate nominals, it will either have N/L-switching for predicate adjectives, or…

Universal 742: Original The Adjective-Switch Universal:If the nominal strategy partakes in an Adjective-switch, and if that switch is monitored by Time Stability, the nominal strategy…

Universal 741: Original The Tendency of Adjectival N/L-Switching:In a language with nominal-locational switching for adjectives, the nominal option will encode the more time-stable reading. Standardized…

Universal 740: Original The Universal of Adjectival V/N-Switching:In languages with verbal-nominal switching for adjectives, the nominal option will always encode the more time-stable reading. Standardized…

Universal 739: Original The Material-Gender Universal:In a split-adjective language, items which belong to the adjectival categories of Material and Gender will be on the nonverbal…

Universal 738: Original The Adjective Hierarchy:Human Propensity / Physical / Dimension, Colour / Value, Age, Form / Material, Gender The first aim of this hierarchy…

Universal 737: Original The Human Propensity Universal:In a split-adjective language, human-propensity predicates will be encoded by the verbal strategy. Standardized IF there is a nominal-verbal…

Universal 736: predicate adjectives encoded nonverbally ⇒ predicate nominals encoded nonverbally Original The Adjective-Nominal Universal (alternative version):If predicative adjectives are encoded nonverbally, then predicate nominals…