Universal #1215

Legacy number: 1215

 Number  1211
 Original  If there are predominantly prepositions rather than postpositions, then there will not be an extensive system of local cases.
 Standardized  IF there are predominantly prepositions rather than postpositions, THEN there will not be an extensive system of local cases.
 Keywords  case, local, preposition, postposition
 Domain  inflection, syntax
 Type  implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute
 Basis  languages mentioned in Stolz 1992
 Source  inferred from Stolz 1992: 102; 111-112

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