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Universal 1402:

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Universal 1402:

Original
If a language has adverbial predicates which are analyzable into a noun and a case affix, then any postposed arguments of such predicates will always include case affixes on their head nouns.
Standardized
IF there are adverbial predicates which are analyzable into a noun and a case affix, THEN any postposed arguments of such predicates will always include case affixes on their head nouns.
Keywords
adverbial, case, affix, order
Domain
inflection, syntax
Type
no genuine implication; rather: provided that
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
23 languages in Sanders 1972 [1978]
Source
Sanders 1972: 115, Sanders 1978: 71
Counterexamples

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    1. May 2020

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