Universal #1188

Legacy number: 1188

 Number  1184
 Original  Expressions for deictic orientation may derive from terms for body parts or environmental landmarks but never from terms for celestial or atmospheric phenomena.
 Standardized  When expressions for deictic orientation are derived forms, they may derive from terms for body parts or environmental landmarks but never from terms for celestial or atmospheric phenomena.
 Keywords  location, deixis
 Domain  lexicon
 Type  target < source
 Status  diachronic
 Quality  absolute
 Basis  languages surveyed in Heine 1997
 Source  Heine 1997: 57

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