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Universal 138:

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Universal 138:

Original
If a language has de-verbal case markers at all, it is likely to have a de-verbal Locative case marker.
Standardized
IF there are de-verbal case markers others than locatives, THEN there will be de-verbal locative case markers.
Keywords
case, locative, grammaticalization, serial verb
Domain
inflection
Type
implication
Status
diachronic
Quality
statistical
Basis
West African languages, Mandarin Chinese, and languages of Southeast Asia and the Pacific mentioned in Lord 1993
Source
Lord 1993: 243
Counterexamples

One Comment

  1. FP
    FP

    1. In an implicational hierarchy of de-verbal case markers, Locatives probably are at the top (Lord 1993: 233-244).2. de-verbal: grammaticalized from verbs (presumably serial verbs).

    1. May 2020

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