Universal 1118: ¬Du (3 person pronoun ) ⇒ ¬Du (noun)

Universal 1118: ¬Du (3 person pronoun ) ⇒ ¬Du (noun)

Original

If the pronominal dual does not extend to the 3rd person, there very likely is no nominal dual at all, or, if there is one, it is restricted.

Standardized

IF the pronominal dual does not extend to 3rd person, THEN there very likely is no nominal dual or it is restricted.

Keywords

number, dual, noun, pronoun, person, 3

Domain

inflection

Type

implication

Status

achronic

Quality

absolute?

Basis

languages surveyed in Plank 1989

Source

Plank 1989: 310

Counterexamples

Zuni (isolate), Maidu (Maiduan), Slovene (S. Slavic, Indo-European) (mentioned in Plank 1989: 311)