Universal #1221
Legacy number: 1221
| Number | 1217 |
| Original | If postpositions inflect for case, then nouns will also inflect for case. |
| Standardized | IF postpositions inflect for case, THEN nouns will also inflect for case. |
| Formula | case (postposition) ⇒ case (noun) |
| Keywords | case, noun, postposition |
| Domain | inflection |
| Type | implication |
| Status | diachronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | languages mentioned in Stolz 1992 |
| Source | Stolz 1992: 75 |
Discussion
Counterexamples
Notes
Postpositions inflecting for case are diachronically grammaticalized from nouns inflecting for case.
Comment
Postpositions inflecting for case are diachronically grammaticalized from nouns inflecting for case.
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