Universal #1177

Legacy number: 1177

 Number  1173
 Original  BACK > FRONT > UP, IN > DOWN.

If any one of the five concepts is derived from the body-part model, then none of the concepts to its left may be derived from the landmark or any other model.
 Standardized  BACK > FRONT > UP, IN > DOWN.

If any one of the five concepts is derived from the body-part model, then none of the concepts to its left may be derived from the landmark or any other model.
 Formula  BACK > FRONT > UP, IN > DOWN
 Keywords  spatial orientation, body part
 Domain  lexicon
 Type  target < source
 Status  diachronic
 Quality  absolute
 Basis  African and Oceanic languages
 Source  Heine, Claudi, & Hünnemeyer 1991: 130, cited in Heine 1997: 47

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Discussion
Notes
Heine 1997: 149 formulates a more specific prediction:If in a given language a new term for FRONT is introduced, then that term is almost invariably derived from a body-part noun.
Comment
Frans Plank · 3 Aug 2006
Heine 1997: 149 formulates a more specific prediction:
If in a given language a new term for FRONT is introduced, then that term is almost invariably derived from a body-part noun.