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Universal 192:

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Universal 192:

Original
A relation that is higher on the hierarchy of centrality (subject-object > local relations; locative > ablative; …) than another one will not be expressed lower down on the grammatical-to-lexical hierarchy of expression (word order > verbal coding > case > adpositions > …).
Standardized
A relation that is higher on the hierarchy of centrality (subject-object > local relations; locative > ablative; …) than another one will not be expressed lower down on the grammatical-to-lexical hierarchy of expression (word order > verbal coding > case > adpositions > …).
Keywords
grammatical relations, local relations, word order, case, adposition
Domain
inflection, syntax
Type
implicational hierarchy
Status
achronic
Quality
statistical
Basis
languages mentioned in Kilby 1983
Source
Kilby 1983: 3-4
Counterexamples

One Comment

  1. FP
    FP

    The principle suggested in #191 fits into this larger generalization relating types of expression and types of case relation.

    1. May 2020

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