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Universal 1119:

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Universal 1119:

Original
If the extension of the pronominal dual is limited and includes the 3rd person, all nouns or at least some of them (from the permissible classes) have a dual.
Standardized
IF the extension of the pronominal dual is limited and includes 3rd person, THEN all nouns (or at least some of them) have a dual.
Keywords
number, dual, noun, pronoun, person, 3
Domain
inflection
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
languages surveyed in Plank 1989
Source
Plank 1989: 311
Counterexamples

One Comment

  1. FP
    FP

    1. Cf. #1122. 2. See discussion in Plank 1989: 310-11.

    1. May 2020

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