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Universal 1135:

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Universal 1135:

Original
If the dual extends to all number-inflecting personal pronouns and nouns, its conception will be that of a duo-paucal rather than of an ambal.
Standardized
IF the dual extends to all number-inflecting personal pronouns and nouns, THEN it will be conceived of as a duo-paucal rather than as an ambal.
Keywords
number, dual, paucal, ambal, pronoun, noun
Domain
inflection, semantics
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
languages surveyed in Plank 1989
Source
Plank 1989: 317
Counterexamples

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    1. May 2020

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