Universal #291

Legacy number: 291

 Number  290
 Original  If there are ezâfe constructions, then there is possessive declension or there are pronominal enclitics (proclitics) with the meaning of possession.
 Standardized  IF there are ezâfe constructions, THEN possessors are expressed through affixes or clitics.
 Formula  ezâfe ⇒ possessive declension V pronominal enclitics
 Keywords  ezâfe, possession, affix, clitic
 Domain  inflection, syntax
 Type  implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute?
 Basis  unspecified
 Source  see Vardul’ 1969, referring to Uspensky

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Discussion
Notes
ezâfe constructions: head-marked possessive constructions, 'his-palace king'.See #292.
Comment
Frans Plank · 3 Aug 2006
ezâfe constructions: head-marked possessive constructions, 'his-palace king'. See <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=292"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">