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Universal 417: verb agreement ¬(INTR-SUBJ) ⇒ verb agreement (INTR-SUBJ)

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Universal 417: verb agreement ¬(INTR-SUBJ) ⇒ verb agreement (INTR-SUBJ)

Original
There is no language which includes sentences where the verb agrees with a constituent distinct from the intransitive subject and which would not also include sentences where the verb agrees with the intransitive subject.
Standardized
IF the verb agrees with a constituent other than the intransitive subject, THEN the verb also agrees with the intransitive subject.
Keywords
verb agreement, subject
Domain
inflection, syntax
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
languages mentioned in Moravcsik 1978b
Source
Moravcsik 1978b: 364,
Counterexamples

One Comment

  1. FP
    FP

    Cf. the more specific statement by Kozinsky, #328.

    1. May 2020

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