Universal 1745: Original In contexts where the distinction between cardinal and ordinal numerals is neutralized, cardinals may replace ordinals but never vice versa. Standardized When…
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Universal 1745: Original In contexts where the distinction between cardinal and ordinal numerals is neutralized, cardinals may replace ordinals but never vice versa. Standardized When…
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Universal 1744: Original Provided ordinal numerals are formally distinguished from cardinal numerals and one is based on/ derived from/ more complex than the other (rather…
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Universal 1743: Original Only in languages that have no overt articles do non-specific direct objects fail to be accusative-marked (or, in general, fail to be…
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Universal 1742: Original If a language has person marking affixes on verb (direct object), they are prefixed with more than chance frequency. Standardized When there…
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Universal 1741: Original There is more prefixing on verb than on noun. If a language has any prefixes on noun, it will also have prefixes…
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Universal 1740: Original There is no language with endoclitics, i.e., clitics inside words do not exist. Standardized There are no endoclitics, i.e., clitics inside words…
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Universal 1739: Original The fact that pronominal heads do not take the definite article is a very widespread and possibly universal phenomenon, explainable to an…
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Universal 1738: Original On the NP analysis pronouns are arguably anomalous in lacking an overt noun head – unless pronouns are taken to be a…
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Universal 1737: Original If the adnominal demonstrative or possessive occurs with a noun that is accompanied by the definite article at one point in time…
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Universal 1736: Original If a less peripherally ordered noun phrase constituent marks gender, number, and/or case redundantly, so can all more peripherally ordered constituents. Standardized…