Universal #16
Legacy number: 16
| Number | 16 |
| Original | In almost all instances of Suffixaufnahme, the segmental marker of internal case is closer to the stem of the attributive nominal than is the segmental marker of external case. |
| Standardized | IF there is Suffixaufnahme, THEN the segmental marker of internal case is closer to the stem of the attributive nominal than is the segmental marker of external case. |
| Formula | |
| Keywords | case, attribution, agreement, Suffixaufnahme, affix-order |
| Domain | inflection |
| Type | no genuine implication; rather: provided that |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | statistical, almost absolute |
| Basis | languages in Dench & Evans 1988 |
| Source | Moravcsik 1995: 467, G1, inferred from Dench & Evans 1988: 6 and Plank 1990 |
Discussion
Counterexamples
Kayardild (Tangic, Pama-Nyungan, Australian) (Evans 1995a)
Notes
Purportedly valid for both suffixed and prefixed markers.
Comment
Purportedly valid for both suffixed and prefixed markers.
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