Universal 1565: non-modal RC ⇒ modal RC Original Within the class of deagentive reflexive constrictions the following implications may be assumed: if there are non-modal…
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Universal 1564: deagentive RC ⇒ objective RC ⇒ subjective RC Original As a rule, the existence of objective reflexive constructions presupposes a developed system of…
Universal 1563:
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Universal 1563: Original In all languages with over 60% order overall, VS word order is statistically correlated with temporally sequenced clauses. In languages with less…
Universal 1562: Rel N ⇒ ¬ relative pronouns;
N Rel & strict verb-initial ⇒ ¬ relative pronouns
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Universal 1562: Rel N ⇒ ¬ relative pronouns;N Rel & strict verb-initial ⇒ ¬ relative pronouns Original There are no relative pronouns (i.e., no strong…
Universal 1561: verb-initial ⇒ ¬ overt copula Original Verb-initial languages normally have no overt copula. Standardized IF word order is verb-initial, THEN there is no…
Universal 1560: verb-initial ⇒ no verb agreement V. agreement with two noun phrases
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Universal 1560: verb-initial ⇒ no verb agreement V. agreement with two noun phrases Original With possibly greater than chance frequency, the verb in verb-initial languages…
Universal 1559: verb-initial ⇒ passive voice Original Verb-initial languages always have a passive voice and it is almost always marked in the verbal morphology (rather…
Universal 1558: verb-initial ⇒ Causativized verb-Causativizing verb Original In verb-initial languages, causativized verbs follow the causativizing verb. Standardized IF word order is verb-initial, THEN causativized…
Universal 1557: verb-initial ⇒ Main verb-Subordinate Original In verb-initial languages, verbal forms subordinate to the to the “main” verb (e.g. complements of verbs like ‘want’,…
Universal 1556: verb-initial ⇒ ¬ embedded sentential objects Original In verb-initial languages, sentential objects are never embedded. They normally follow the main sentence but may…