Month: May 2020

Universal 285: Original In all languages: if there are tri-valent causatives derived from bi-valent non-causative verbs, there must also be bi-valent causatives derived from one-place…

Universal 284: gender(Adj) &,V number(adj) &,V case(adj) ⇒ gender(noun) &,V number(noun) &,V case(noun) Original If an adjective has the categories of gender and/or number and/or…

Universal 283: palatovelar ⇒ dental Original It is apparently a universal fact, then, that palatoalveolar sounds develop in child language only after dental sounds. Standardized…

Universal 282: ¬Gen (noun) ⇒ ¬DO(noun) & ¬OBL(noun) Original If a noun does not have genitive, then it does not have forms of direct and…

Universal 281: plural (noun) ⇒ singular designates indefinite number of objects (noun) Original If nouns have Plural, then they have Singular which can designate an…

Universal 280: Original In all languages, the nouns which are marked with a special possessive marker do not occur with possessive pronouns. Standardized IF nouns…

Universal 279: zero person marker (indicative mood) ⇒ 1Sg v 3Sg Original If a zero expression occurs in the form of a certain person in…

Universal 278: Original In all languages: if one of the forms of the imperative coincides with a pure (not overtly marked) root, then included in…

Universal 277: VOS ⇒ ¬ verbal inflection Original If a language has VOS order, then it has no verbal inflection. Standardized IF basic order is…

Universal 276: number (adjective V verb) ⇒ number (noun) Original If there is a regular number distinction in the forms of the adjective or of…