Universal 1428: ¬ preverb ⇒ verb bases denoting direction
- Original
- If a language lacks preverbs, it must have special verb bases denoting direction.
- Standardized
- IF there are no preverbs, THEN there will be special verb bases denoting direction.
- Keywords
- preverb, verb, semantics, direction
- Domain
- syntax, lexicon
- Type
- implication
- Status
- achronic
- Quality
- absolute
- Basis
- unspecified
- Source
- Serebrennikov 1974: 296
- Counterexamples
Cf. English: He takes off his hat. German: Er nimmt seinen Hut AB.andFrench: Il TIRE son chapeau. Italian: Si TOGLIE il capelo. Spanish: Se QUITA el sombrero.Portuguese: TIRA o chapeu. (Serebrennikov 1974: 296)