Month: May 2020

Universal 635: SA ⇒ ergative V non-accusative alignment Original If a language has Suffixaufnahme, then (perhaps) it is predominantly of ergative or other non-accusative alignment.…

Universal 634: SA ⇒ non-configurational syntax Original If a language has Suffixaufnahme, then it has non-configurational (“flat”) syntax. Standardized IF there is Suffixaufnahme, THEN syntax…

Universal 633: SA ⇒ word-class distinction between nouns and adjectives is blurred Original If a language has Suffixaufnahme, then it has blurred word-class distinction between…

Universal 632: SA ⇒ agglutinative Original If a language has Suffixaufnahme, then it has agglutinative nominal inflection. Standardized IF there is Suffixaufnahme, THEN nominal inflection…

Universal 631: Original If a language has a scopal quantifier word, then that word is a distributive quantifier word. Standardized IF there is a scopal…

Universal 630: Original If a language uses pluralization to form portmanteau from ordinary quantifier words, then it forms distributive-share quantifier words by pluralization. Standardized IF…

Universal 629: Original If a language uses reduplication to form portmanteau from ordinary quantifier words, then it forms distributive-share quantifier words by reduplication. Standardized IF…

Universal 628: Original Distributive-share quantifier words are formed from their ordinary counterparts by morphological process. Standardized Distributive-share quantifier words are formed from their ordinary counterparts…

Universal 627: Original If a distributive-share quantifier word and its ordinary counterpart are associated, in a certain construction, with different number morphology, then the distributive…

Universal 626: Original Sonority Hierarchy: liquids > glides > nasals > fricatives > stops Standardized Sonority Hierarchy: vowels > liquids > glides > nasals >…