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Universal 1751:

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Universal 1751:

Original
If ordinal numerals are distinguished from cardinal numerals for numbers higher than 1, then they are also distinguished for 1.
Standardized
IF ordinal numerals are distinguished from cardinal numerals for numbers higher than 1, THEN they are also distinguished for 1.
Keywords
numeral, ordinal, cardinal
Domain
lexicon
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
statistical
Basis
sample of 100 languages, listed in the appendix
Source
Stolz 1999
Counterexamples

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  1. FP
    FP
    1. May 2020

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