Universal 1211:

Original: If there are predominantly prepositions rather than postpositions, then there will not be an extensive system of local cases.
Standardized: IF there are predominantly prepositions rather than postpositions, THEN there will not be an extensive system of local cases.
Keywords: case, local, preposition, postposition
Domain: inflection, syntax
Type: implication
Status: achronic
Quality: absolute
Basis: languages mentioned in Stolz 1992
Source: inferred from Stolz 1992: 102; 111-112

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