Universal 316:

Universal 316:

Original

If the indefinite direct object is provided with a syntactic form of accusative*, then the definite direct object is provided with the same syntactic form.

Standardized

IF the indefinite direct object is marked with a syntactic form of accusative*, THEN the definite direct object is marked with the same syntactic form.

Keywords

case, accusative, direct object, definiteness

Domain

inflection, syntax

Type

implication

Status

achronic

Quality

statistical

Basis

languages surveyed in Kozinsky 1981

Source

Kozinsky 1981

Counterexamples

Nembou (Oceanic, E. Malayo-Polynesian, Austronesian)(Kozinsky 1981)