Universal 480: (word-level progressive form) & (phrase -level progressive constructions) ⇒ word-level (present tense)

Universal 480: (word-level progressive form) & (phrase -level progressive constructions) ⇒ word-level (present tense)

Original

If there is a word-level progressive form for some tenses and there are phrase-level progressive constructions for other tenses, the word-level progressive will be the present tense form.

Standardized

IF there is a word-level progressive form for some tenses and there are phrase-level progressive constructions for other tenses, THEN the word-level progressive will be the present tense form.

Keywords

tense, present, aspect, progressive

Domain

inflection, syntax

Type

implication

Status

achronic

Quality

absolute

Basis

languages surveyed in Blansitt 1975

Source

Blansitt 1975: 30

Counterexamples