Universal 290: ezâfe ⇒ possessive declension V pronominal enclitics

Universal 290: ezâfe ⇒ possessive declension V pronominal enclitics

Original

If there are ezâfe constructions, then there is possessive declension or there are pronominal enclitics (proclitics) with the meaning of possession.

Standardized

IF there are ezâfe constructions, THEN possessors are expressed through affixes or clitics.

Keywords

ezâfe, possession, affix, clitic

Domain

inflection, syntax

Type

implication

Status

achronic

Quality

absolute?

Basis

unspecified

Source

see Vardul’ 1969, referring to Uspensky

Counterexamples