Month: May 2020

Universal 1295: unobservable > irreversible observable > monovalent reversible > bivalent locational Original Hierarchy of resultative formation:unobservable > irreversible observable > monovalent reversible > bivalent…

Universal 1294: dative &, V locative resultative ⇒ objective resultative Original If in a language there is dative and/or locative resultative, then there is objective…

Universal 1293: possessive resultative ⇒ subjective resultative ⇒ objective resultative Original The presence of possessive resultatives implies subjective resultatives, and this in turn implies objective…

Universal 1292: definite article (possessed NPs with a kinship term as head noun) ⇒ definite article (possessed NPs with a non-kinship term as head noun)…

Universal 1291: definite article (possessed NPs with a preposed possessor) ⇒ definite article (possessed NPs with a postposed possessor) Original If possessed NPs with a…

Universal 1290: definite article (possessed NPs) ⇒ definite article (non-possessed NPs) Original If possessed NPs show the definite article, then so do non-possessed NPs. Standardized…

Universal 1289: possibility > necessity > impossibility > non-necessity Original Hierarchy of the auxiliarization of modality:possibility > necessity > impossibility > non-necessity Standardized IF non-necessity…

Universal 1288: subtraction &/v division ⇒ addition & multiplication Original Of the four fundamental arithmetical operations –addition and its inverse, subtraction, and multiplication and its…

Universal 1287: Original The Verb-Object Bonding Principle (VOB):The object of a transitive verb is more tightly bounded to the verb than is its subject. Standardized…

Universal 1286: Original The Animated First Principle (AFP):In simple transitive clauses, the NP which is most animated will precede NPs which are less animated. Standardized…