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Universal 1433: perfect ⇒ plusquamperfect

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Universal 1433: perfect ⇒ plusquamperfect

Original
The presence of the perfect almost always implies the presence of the plusquamperfect.
Standardized
IF there is perfect, THEN there will be pluperfect.
Keywords
tense, perfect, pluperfect
Domain
inflection
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
statistical
Basis
unspecified
Source
Serebrennikov 1974: 301
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  1. FP
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    1. May 2020

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