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Universal 1281:
- Original
- If the direct object is marked when its referent is indefinite, it is also marked when its referent is definite or unique.
- Standardized
- IF the direct object is marked when its referent is indefinite, THEN it is also marked when its referent is definite or unique.
- Keywords
- direct object, definite, indefinite
- Domain
- syntax
- Type
- implication
- Status
- achronic
- Quality
- absolute
- Basis
- sample of 107 languages in Blansitt 1973
- Source
- Blansitt 1973: 20
- Counterexamples