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Universal 1127:

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Universal 1127:

Original
When nouns and pronouns can be incorporated, they have a special incorporated form (uninflected in the case of nouns) as distinct from their absolute form.
Standardized
When nouns and pronouns can be incorporated, they have a special incorporated form (uninflected in the case of nouns) as distinct from their absolute form.
Keywords
incorporation, pronoun, noun
Domain
morphology, syntax
Type
no genuine implication; rather: provided that
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
languages in Humboldt 1836
Source
Humboldt 1836, as interpreted in Plank 1994b: 248
Counterexamples

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  1. FP
    FP
    1. May 2020

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