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Universal 1130:

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Universal 1130:

Original
If a 3rd person pronoun can be incorporated when a corresponding absolute noun is present, then it can also be incorporated when a corresponding absolute noun is absent.
Standardized
IF a 3rd person pronoun can be incorporated when a corresponding absolute noun is present, THEN it can also be incorporated when a corresponding absolute noun is absent.
Keywords
incorporation, noun, pronoun, person, 3
Domain
inflection, syntax
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
languages in Humboldt 1836
Source
Humboldt 1836, as interpreted in Plank 1994b: 247
Counterexamples

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  1. FP
    FP
    1. May 2020

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