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Universal 1432:

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Universal 1432:

Original
If in a language the perfect lacks auxiliary verb, then the auxiliary verb does not have present tense form.
Standardized
IF there is no auxiliary verb in the perfect, THEN the auxiliary verb does not have present tense form.
Keywords
verb, auxiliary, tense, present, perfect
Domain
inflection, syntax
Type
no genuine implication; rather: provided that
Status
achronic
Quality
statistical
Basis
unspecified
Source
Serebrennikov 1974: 301
Counterexamples

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    1. May 2020

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