1. May 2020 FP One Comment Universal 1248: multiplication ⇒ addition Posted in Universals Archive Universal 1248: multiplication ⇒ addition Original The existence of multiplication implies the existence of addition. Standardized In numeral systems, IF there is multiplication, THEN there is addition. Keywords numeral Domain word formation Type implication Status achronic Quality statistical Basis 56 languages mentioned in Greenberg 1978a Source Greenberg 1978a: 258 (#10) Counterexamples In one subgroup of the Yuman languages (Hokan) there are systems in which L=11 and the numerals may be analyzed as follows: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 3×2, 7, 4×2, 3×3, 10 (Greenberg 1978a: 258). Previous Post nonesuch 13 Next Post nonesuch 1 FP View more posts One Comment FP See also #1292. 1. May 2020 Comments are closed.
See also #1292.