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1. May 2020
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Universal 215: N G (possessive construction) ⇒ QuantN (partitive construction)

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Universal 215: N G (possessive construction) ⇒ QuantN (partitive construction)

Original
If a language has a noun-genitive order in the possessive construction, it has quantitative-noun order in the partitive construction.
Standardized
IF there is noun-genitive order in the possessive construction, THEN there is quantitative-noun order in the partitive construction.
Keywords
order, noun, attributive, quantitative, partitive construction
Domain
syntax
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
56 languages mentioned in Greenberg 1978a
Source
Greenberg 1978a: 284 (#45)
Counterexamples
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    In quantitative-noun constructions (QN) the partitive is with the adjective-noun construction the second major type. However, QuantN is favoured over NQuant in that there are languages like Lithuanian (Baltic) in which, while the genitive order is GN, the partitive has QN.

    1. May 2020

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