Universal 979:

Original: Irregular plural formation is more likely to occur with nouns high in the split plurality hierarchy.
Standardized: IF nouns low on the split plurality hierarchy have irregular plurals, THEN nouns high on the split plurality hierarchy also have irregular plurals.
Keywords: number, plural, animacy
Domain: inflection, semantics
Type: implication
Status: achronic
Quality: statistical
Basis: languages in Smith-Stark 1974
Source: Smith-Stark 1974: 668

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