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Universal 1626:

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Universal 1626:

Original
There is no language where the double object causative would be the only possible causative construction.
Standardized
IF there is a double object causative, THEN there is an alternative causative construction.
Keywords
causative, double object
Domain
syntax
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
mainly Kinyarwanda (Bantu, Niger-Congo), Tamil (Dravidian), but also Dutch (Germanic, IE) and Korean (Altaic)
Source
Polinsky 1995: 211
Counterexamples

One Comment

  1. FP
    FP

    Presumably a single object causative construction. Hence:IF there is a double object causative construction, THEN there is also a single object causative construction.

    1. May 2020

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