Universal #451
Legacy number: 451
| Number | 450 |
| Original | A possessee marked for genitive implies a construction in which the possessor is so marked. |
| Standardized | IF a possessee is marked for genitive, THEN there will be a construction in which the possessor is also marked as such. |
| Formula | genitive (possessee) ⇒ genitive (possessor) |
| Keywords | case, genitive, possession |
| Domain | inflection, syntax |
| Type | implication |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | 75 languages surveyed in Ultan 1978e |
| Source | Ultan 1978e: 36 |
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