Universal 2014:
- Original
- Long-distance reciprocals are not clearly attested in natural languages, to my knowledge.
- Standardized
- There are no (clear cases of) long-distance reciprocals.
- Keywords
- reciprocal, binding
- Domain
- syntax
- Type
- unconditional
- Status
- achronic
- Quality
- absolute?
- Basis
- personal knowledge
- Source
- Higginbotham 1985: 551, with acknowledgments to Ken Hale
- Counterexamples
“It’s intriguing, non-trivial, has no obvious explanation (though several possible ones spring to mind), and I hope some well-read or linguistically adventurous soul will come up with a counter-example.”