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Universal 1908:

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Universal 1908:

Original
If in a language the grammatical expression of predicative possession requires the use of the marker of either comitative or instrumental, then in four out of five cases the comitative is involved.
Standardized
IF the grammatical expression of predicative possession requires the use of the marker of either comitative or instrumental, THEN in four out of five cases the comitative is involved.
Keywords
case, comitative, instrumental, predicative possession
Domain
inflection, syntax
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
statistical
Basis
65 European languages
Source
Stolz 2001: 330
Counterexamples

One Comment

  1. FP
    FP

    Cf.##1911, 1912, 1914Comitative is four times as likely as instrumental to be involved …

    1. May 2020

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