Month: May 2020

Universal 525: Original Every language has a numeral system of finite scope. Standardized Every language has a numeral system of finite scope. Keywords numeral Domain…

Universal 524: Original In more than one language, and possibly in all, if the adnominal demonstrative co-occurs with a definite article that is in construction…

Universal 523: Original In more than one language, and possibly in all, preposed demonstratives are peripheral to tautolateral numerals and adjectives; postposed demonstratives are most…

Universal 522: Original In more than one language, but not in all, the demonstrative and the definite article co-occur. Standardized In more than one language,…

Universal 521: adnominal Adj agreement (noun) ⇒ adnominal Dem agreement (noun) Original In more than one language, and possibly in all, if the adnominal adjective…

Universal 520: Original In more than one language, but not in all, the adnominal and pronominal demonstratives stems are fully or partially identical. Standardized It…

Universal 519: case marking is ergative > verb agreement is ergative > relativization is ergative > coreferential deletion in purposive constructions is ergative > conjunction…

Universal 518: gender (Plural pronoun) ⇒ gender (Singular pronoun) Original If there are any gender distinctions in the plural of the pronoun, there are some…

Universal 517: gender (1 person ) ⇒ gender (2 &, V. 3 person) Original If a language has gender distinctions in the 1st person, it…

Universal 516: gender (noun) ⇒ gender (pronoun) Original If a language has gender categories in the noun, it has gender categories in the pronoun. Standardized…