Universal #1914

Legacy number: 1914

 Number  1909
 Original  If a language allows for the marker of predicative possession to be part of the range of functions covered by the marker of instrumental, then, with only a very few exceptions, at least one additional function that is not equivalent to the comitative is involved in the combination.
 Standardized  IF the marker of predicative possession is allowed to be part of the range of functions covered by the marker of instrumental, THEN at least one additional function that is not equivalent to the comitative is involved in the combination.
 Keywords  case, comitative, instrumental, predicative possession
 Domain  inflection, syntax
 Type  implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  statistical
 Basis  65 European languages
 Source  Stolz 2001: 331

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Discussion
Notes
1. This supports the idea that the relationship that holds between instrumental and possessive is a mediated one, that is, there needs to be a kind of bridging function that provides the link between the two (basic) functions. (Stolz 2001: 331) 2. Cf. also the "observation that incoherent instrumental relators in general show a stronger tendency to syncretism than incoherent comitatives." (Stolz 1996: 170) 3. Cf. ##1911-1913.
Comment
Frans Plank · 3 Aug 2006
1. This supports the idea that the relationship that holds between instrumental and possessive is a mediated one, that is, there needs to be a kind of bridging function that provides the link between the two (basic) functions. (Stolz 2001: 331)

2. Cf. also the "observation that incoherent instrumental relators in general show a stronger tendency to syncretism than incoherent comitatives." (Stolz 1996: 170)

3. Cf. <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=1911"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">, <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=1912"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">, <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=1913"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">.