Universal #157
Legacy number: 157
| Number | 157 |
| Original | If an adposition occurs as both object marker and allative marker, it also occurs as dative marker. |
| Standardized | IF an adposition occurs as both an object marker and an allative marker, THEN it also occurs as a dative marker. |
| Keywords | adposition, direct object, indirect object, allative, dative |
| Domain | inflection, syntax |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | languages surveyed in Blansitt 1988 |
| Source | Blansitt 1988: 186 (iv) |
Discussion
Notes
Presumably, this reflects a sequence of grammaticalizations: An allative is first grammaticalized as dative, then as accusative.
Comment
Presumably, this reflects a sequence of grammaticalizations: An allative is first grammaticalized as dative, then as accusative.
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