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1. May 2020
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Universal 2012:

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Universal 2012:

Original
A system of switch-reference marking is found only in languages with an accusative syntax.
Standardized
IF there is switch-reference marking, THEN alignment for (all) syntactic purposes is accusative.
Keywords
switch-reference, alignment, accusative
Domain
inflection, syntax
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
“more than 500 languages in all” (?)
Source
Aikhenvald & Dixon 1998: 74
Counterexamples
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  1. FP
    FP

    Cf. #615: If switch-reference marking, then basic order is verb-final.Cf. #258: If alignment is ergative, then SOV.#1271: If alignment is ergative, then basic order is not SVO.

    1. May 2020

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