Universal 254: case (adjective) ⇒ case (noun)

Original: If there is a certain case distinction in the forms of the adjective, there is the same distinction in the noun forms of the given language.
Standardized: IF there is a case distinction in the inflection of adjectives, THEN there is the same distinction in the inflection of nouns.
Keywords: case, adjective, noun
Domain: inflection
Type: implication
Status: achronic
Quality: absolute
Basis: unspecified
Source: Uspensky 1966: 88, see Vardul’ 1969, referring to Uspensky

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1. This statement is not true if we consider adverbs in languages where they are regularly formed from adjectives as a case form of the adjective. The above-mentioned universal is based on the traditional point of view, which considers adverbs to be a separate part of speech (Uspensky 1966: 88). 2. See also #285.3. Cf. ##148, 237.

1. May 2020

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