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Universal 266:

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Universal 266:

Original
If a language has Person and Number inflection, then it also has Tense, Aspect and Mood inflection.
Standardized
IF there is Person and Number inflection, THEN there is Tense, Aspect, and Mood inflection.
Keywords
verb, inflection, person, number, tense, aspect, mood
Domain
inflection
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
50 languages of Bybee 1985b sample; see Bybee 1985b: 215-6
Source
Bybee 1985b: 46
Counterexamples

One Comment

  1. FP
    FP

    Cf. #509.

    1. May 2020

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