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Universal 1217: case (postposition) ⇒ case (noun)

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Universal 1217: case (postposition) ⇒ case (noun)

Original: If postpositions inflect for case, then nouns will also inflect for case.
Standardized: IF postpositions inflect for case, THEN nouns will also inflect for case.
Keywords: case, noun, postposition
Domain: inflection
Type: implication
Status: diachronic
Quality: absolute
Basis: languages mentioned in Stolz 1992
Source: Stolz 1992: 75

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Postpositions inflecting for case are diachronically grammaticalized from nouns inflecting for case.

1. May 2020

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