Month: May 2020

Universal 1285: Original Subtraction is never expressed by mere sequence of the subtrahend and minuend. Standardized IF a numeral system has subtraction, THEN it is…

Universal 1284: Original If nasality co-occurs in the neighborhood of a vowel or is inherent in the vowel itself of a given height m, then…

Universal 1283: Original Standardized 1. TARGETS OF PALATALIZATIONa. in terms of place of articulation:IF a less back consonant is palatalized, THEN all more back consonants…

Universal 1282: Original The total number of retroflexed consonants is never greater than that of the non-retroflexed apical consonants. Standardized IF there are n retroflexed…

Universal 1281: Original If the direct object is marked when its referent is indefinite, it is also marked when its referent is definite or unique.…

Universal 1280: Original If the direct object is marked when its referent is inanimate, it is also marked when its referent is animate; if the…

Universal 1279: Original If the indirect object is marked in the prototype bitransitive clause, it is also marked in a non-prototype bitransitive clause. Standardized IF…

Universal 1278: Original If the direct object is marked in the bitransitive clause, it is also marked in the unitransitive clause. Standardized IF the direct…

Universal 1277: Original If the direct object is marked in the unitransitive clause, the indirect object will be marked in the bitransitive clause. Standardized IF…

Universal 1276: Original If a language of the unitransitive SVO type has different relative orders depending upon whether the direct object is marked or unmarked,…