Universal 1505: Original The endpoint polysemy prediction:The use of a single lexeme to denote either static location in some configuration or motion into that configuration…
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Universal 1505: Original The endpoint polysemy prediction:The use of a single lexeme to denote either static location in some configuration or motion into that configuration…
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Universal 1504: Original The endpoint configuration prediction:Any language which has a lexeme denoting motion out of or motion through some configuration will also have a…
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Universal 1503: Original If there is an anomaly of stress in the appellative elements of a language, then when the language does not have fixed…
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Universal 1502: Original If there are regular violations of the tonal pattern in imperative or vocative forms, then there is a special redistribution of tones…
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Universal 1501: Original If there are anomalous allophones of any phonemes in onomatopoetic and expressive forms of a language, then allophones of this type are…
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Universal 1500: Original Loan words maintain formal anomalies only of those types that are present in other peripheral classes of language. If an anomaly arises…
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Universal 1499: Original Languages with serial verb constructions tend to have VO ordering with verb serialization andone object per verb (but some permit two objects);…
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Universal 1498: Original A hierarchy of grammaticalization from verb to complementizer to adverbial conjunction.If a language uses the morpheme at a given level on the…
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Universal 1497: Original All languages name ‘(finger)nail’ and ‘(toe)nail’. Standardized All languages name ‘(finger)nail’ and ‘(toe)nail’. Keywords body part Domain lexicon Type unconditional Status achronic…
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Universal 1496: Original The upper limb, ‘arm’ (and ‘hand’) is named by a distinct term in all languages. Standardized The upper limb, ‘arm’ (and ‘hand’)…