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1. May 2020
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Universal 1321:

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Universal 1321:

Original
Every human language has proper names.
Standardized
Every human language has proper names.
Keywords
proper name
Domain
lexicon
Type
unconditional
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
unspecified
Source
Hockett 1963: 21
Counterexamples
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  1. FP
    FP

    Proper names for what? Persons, things, places, periods, …?And how do proper names differ from common nouns grammatically? Any universals in this respect?

    1. May 2020

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