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Universal 477:

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Universal 477:

Original
If the same progressive constructions are used for present and for non-present tenses, the progressive aspect verb phrase will either be unmarked or marked as present.
Standardized
IF the same progressive constructions are used for present and for non-present tenses, THEN the progressive aspect verb phrase will either be unmarked or marked as present.
Keywords
tense, present, non-present, aspect, progressive
Domain
inflection
Type
no genuine implication; rather: provided that
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
languages surveyed in Blansitt 1975
Source
Blansitt 1975: 30
Counterexamples

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    1. May 2020

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