Universal 1189: reciprocal (1) ⇒ reciprocal (2) ⇒ reciprocal (3)

Universal 1189: reciprocal (1) ⇒ reciprocal (2) ⇒ reciprocal (3)

Original

If there is reciprocal marking for 1st person, then there also for 2nd person; if for 2nd person, then also for 3rd person.

Standardized

IF there is reciprocal marking for 1st person, THEN also for 2nd person.
IF there is reciprocal marking for 2nd person, THEN also for 3rd person.

Keywords

pronoun, reciprocal, person, 1, 2, 3

Domain

inflection, syntax

Type

implication

Status

achronic

Quality

absolute

Basis

languages surveyed in Wiesemann 1986

Source

Wiesemann 1986: 442ff.

Counterexamples