Month: May 2020

Universal 645: Original If the gender of a 3rd person personal pronoun does not vary when used in reference to the addressee(s), in a language…

Universal 644: Original Use of the 3rd person personal pronoun to show greater respect or social distance than the 2nd person pronoun in reference to…

Universal 643: Original Variation of person in pronominal reference indicates greater difference in degree of respect or social distance than does variation of number. Standardized…

Universal 642: Original In languages in which variation of person in pronominal reference is used to show degrees of respect or social distance, the 3rd…

Universal 641: Original Variation of the category of person in personal pronouns so as to show degrees of respect or social distance usually occurs in…

Universal 640: Original Variation of more than one pronominal category may occur in the same language in reference showing different degrees of respect. Standardized Variation…

Universal 639: Original A repluralized or a double plural pronominal form indicates greater respect or social distance than an original, archaic or simple plural, when…

Universal 638: Original In variation of number in pronominal reference showing different degrees of respect or social distance, the non-singular typically indicates a higher degree…

Universal 637: Original Variation in number to show degrees of respect or social distance is used in pronominal reference only to individuals, never to groups.…

Universal 636: Original Number is the pronominal category most widely used among different languages in alternation of reference by personal pronoun to show degrees of…