Universal 1427: ¬prefix ⇒ ¬preposition; ¬prefix ⇒ inflectional local cases;prepositions ⇒ prefixes

Original

If in a language there are no prefixes, then there will be inflectional (i.e. not prepositional) local cases.

Standardized

If there are no prefixes, THEN there are no prepositions.

OR, BY CONTRAPOSITION:
If there are prepositions, THEN there will be prefixes.

Keywords

prefix, preposition, local case

Domain

inflection, syntax

Type

implication

Status

achronic

Quality

statistical

Basis

unspecified

Source

Serebrennikov 1974: 295

Universal 1427: ¬prefix ⇒ ¬preposition; ¬prefix ⇒ inflectional local cases;
prepositions ⇒ prefixes