Universal #236
Legacy number: 236
| Number | 236 |
| Original | During inflectional expansion, if there are cases marking subject, object, and attribute, there are also local and other adverbial cases. During inflectional reduction, if there are local and other adverbial cases, there are also subject, object, and attributive cases. |
| Standardized | During inflectional expansion, IF there are cases marking subject, object, and attribute, THEN there are also local and other adverbial cases. During inflectional reduction, IF there are local and other adverbial cases, THEN there are also subject, object, and attributive cases. |
| Formula | inflectional expansion: cases marking SUBJ, OBJ, ATTR ⇒ local cases; inflectional reduction: local cases ⇒ cases marking SUBJ, OBJ, ATTR |
| Keywords | case, subject, object, attributive, local, adverbial |
| Domain | inflection |
| Type | implication |
| Status | diachronic (see Comments) |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | Ancient and Modern Greek (both Greek), French, Italian, Latin (all Italic), English, "Gothic" (both Germanic), Classical Armenian (Armenian), Hebrew (Semitic, Afro-Asiatic) |
| Source | Smith 1761 [1983], as interpreted in Plank 1992: 43 |
Discussion
Notes
Is actually not a developmental law, but a universal implication, holding only for (all) languages in a particular stage of their evolution.
Comment
Is actually not a developmental law, but a universal implication, holding only for (all) languages in a particular stage of their evolution.
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