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Universal 52:

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Universal 52:

Original
No target may agree in both case and person.
Standardized
IF a target agrees in case, THEN it will not agree in person;
IF a target agrees in person, THEN it will not agree in case.
Keywords
agreement, case, person
Domain
inflection, syntax
Type
mutual implication
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
?
Source
Lapointe 1988: 71f, Plank 1991c: 537 (review)
Counterexamples

One Comment

  1. FP
    FP

    Combines universals ##50 and 51.

    1. May 2020

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