Universal 276: number (adjective V verb) ⇒ number (noun)

Universal 276: number (adjective V verb) ⇒ number (noun)

Original

If there is a regular number distinction in the forms of the adjective or of the verb, there is the same distinction in the forms of the noun of the given language.

Standardized

IF there is a regular number distinction in the forms of the adjective or of the verb, THEN there is the same distinction in the forms of the noun.

Keywords

number, adjective, verb, noun

Domain

inflection

Type

implication

Status

achronic

Quality

statistical

Basis

unspecified

Source

Uspensky 1968: 8 [Uspensky 1972: 60]; Vardul’ 1969, referring to Uspensky

Counterexamples

Roti, Kei (both Central Malayo-Polynesian), where number is not expressed in the noun but in the verb agreed with the noun (Uspensky 1968: 8 [1972: 60])