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Universal 1121:

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Universal 1121:

Original
If the nominal dual is restricted to nouns other than those denoting natural pairs, the pronominal dual is unrestricted.
Standardized
IF the nominal dual is restricted to nouns other than those denoting natural pairs, THEN the pronominal dual is unrestricted.
Keywords
number, dual, noun, pair, pronoun, person
Domain
inflection
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
languages surveyed in Plank 1989
Source
Plank 1989: 312
Counterexamples

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    1. May 2020

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