Universal #979

Legacy number: 979

 Number  975
 Original  If there are analogical changes in their inflectional paradigms, the forms (stems and affixes) of local cases of geographical names are more likely replaced than forms (stems and affixes) of local cases of common names.
 Standardized  When there are analogical changes in their inflectional paradigms, the forms (stems and affixes) of local cases of place names are more likely to be replaced than forms of local cases of common nouns.
 Keywords  case, local case, place names, common noun, analogical change
 Domain  morphology
 Type  unconditional
 Status  diachronic
 Quality  statistical
 Basis  Indo-European languages
 Source  Maøczak 1958: 388, 396, Maøczak 1963: 22, Maøczak 1966: 101, Maøczak 1978: 55, Maøczak 1980: 284

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Discussion
Notes
1. Although the investigation is based only on Indo-European languages, the author assumes his generalisation to be valid for all languages (Maøczak 1963: 19; 1978: 57). Maøczak regards his investigation as different from Kury:owicz's (especially Kury:owicz 1949; see Maøczak 1978). The universals of Kury:owicz and Maøczak are quite distinct from each other (see Best 1973: 61-107 and Anttila 1977: 76-80). 2. An implication?IF there is replacement of local cases of common nouns, THEN there is replacement of stems and affixes of local cases of place names.
Comment
Frans Plank · 3 Aug 2006
1. Although the investigation is based only on Indo-European languages, the author assumes his generalisation to be valid for all languages (Maøczak 1963: 19; Maøczak 1978: 57). Maøczak regards his investigation as different from Kurylowicz's (especially Kurylowicz 1949; see Maøczak 1978). The universals of Kurylowicz and Maøczak are quite distinct from each other (see Best 1973: 61-107 and Anttila 1977: 76-80).

2. An implication? IF there is replacement of local cases of common nouns, THEN there is replacement of stems and affixes of local cases of place names.