Universal 1882:

Universal 1882:

Original

If there is a split between 1st versus 2nd/3rd person marking in modal categories, then it is more likely to occur in:
(a) optative than in indicative;
(b) irrealis than realis;
(c) volitional than involitional modality .

Standardized

IF there is a split between 1st versus 2nd/3rd person marking in modal categories, THEN it is more likely to occur in:
(a) optative than in indicative;
(b) irrealis than realis;
(c) volitional than involitional modality .

Keywords

person, 1, 2, 3, split, mood, optative, indicative, irrealis, relais, volitional, involitional

Domain

inflection, syntax

Type

implication

Status

achronic

Quality

statistical

Basis

languages mentioned in Helmbrecht 1999

Source

Helmbrecht 1999: 291

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