Universal 1216: local postpositions ⇒ case (noun)

Universal 1216: local postpositions ⇒ case (noun)

Original

If there are (local) postpositions, then there will also be nominal case inflection (not necessarily including local cases, though).

Standardized

IF there are (local) postpositions, THEN there will also be nominal case inflection.

Keywords

case, local, noun, postposition

Domain

inflection, syntax

Type

implication

Status

achronic

Quality

absolute

Basis

languages mentioned in Stolz 1992

Source

Stolz 1992: 75

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