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Universal 1571:

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Universal 1571:

Original
If a language has homonymous (a) decausative reflexive verb and (b) reflexive verb with the passive sense, it is type (b) that is more tightly contextually constrained rather than type (a).
Standardized
IF (a) decausative reflexive verbs and (b) reflexive verbs with a passive sense are homonymous, THEN it is type (b) that is more tightly contextually constrained than type (a).
Keywords
reflexive, verb, decausative, diathesis, passive, homonymy
Domain
inflection, syntax
Type
no genuine implication; rather: provided that
Status
achronic
Quality
statistical
Basis
languages surveyed in Nedjalkov 1980
Source
Nedjalkov 1980: 226
Counterexamples

One Comment

  1. FP
    FP

    The passive reflexive verb require particularly strong contextual support if the subject is expressed by the 1st or 2nd person pronoun and refers to a human patient (cf. Russian and Georgian). (Nedjalkov 1980: 226)

    1. May 2020

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