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'''Implicational hierarchy''', in [[linguistics]], is a chain of implicational [[linguistic universal|universals]]. A set of chained universals is schematically shown as in (1):

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'''Implicational hierarchy''' is a chain of implicational [[linguistic universal|universals]].

A set of chained universals is schematically shown as in (1):

(1) '''A < B < C < D'''

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==Syntax==

Implicational hierarchies also play a role in syntactic phenomena. For instance, in some languages (e.g. [[Tangut people|Tangut]]) the transitive verb agrees not with a subject, or the object, but with the syntactic argument which is higher on the person hierarchy.

(5) '''Person: first < second < third'''<br/>

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See also: [[animacy]].

==Bibliography==

* Comrie, B. (1989). ''Language universals and linguistic typology: Syntax and morphology.'' Oxford: Blackwell, 2nd edn.

* Croft, W. (1990). ''Typology and universals''. Cambridge: Cambridge UP.