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Universal 1384:

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Universal 1384:

Original
No language with a traditional auxiliary verb will exist in which the auxiliary does not take what is usually verbal inflection.
Standardized
No language with a traditional auxiliary verb will exist in which the auxiliary does not take what is usually verbal inflection.
Keywords
auxiliary, inflection, verb
Domain
inflection, syntax
Type
unconditional
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
20 languages in Steele 1978, see Steele 1978: 18
Source
Steele 1978: 42
Counterexamples

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  1. FP
    FP
    1. May 2020

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