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Universal 184: (Acc(3p pronoun) = Acc(Indef noun)) ⇒ (Acc(3p pronoun) = Acc(Def noun))
- Original
- If the accusative-case marker in (3rd person) pronouns and indefinite nouns is the same, it will also be the same in definite nouns.
- Standardized
- IF the accusative case marker in (3rd person) pronouns and indefinite nouns is the same, THEN it will also be the same in definite nouns.
- Keywords
- case, accusative, pronoun, person, 3, noun, definiteness
- Domain
- inflection
- Type
- implication
- Status
- achronic
- Quality
- absolute
- Basis
- unspecified
- Source
- Moravcsik 1993, via Hurford & Kirby
- Counterexamples