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Universal 448:

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Universal 448:

Original
A genitive-marked constituent in a pronominally possessed construction implies genitive marking of the corresponding constituent in a nominally possessed construction.
Standardized
IF in a pronominally possessed construction there is a genitive-marked constituent, THEN the corresponding constituent in a nominally possessed construction is also genitive-marked.
Keywords
possession, pronoun, noun, attributive, case, genitive
Domain
inflection, syntax
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
75 languages surveyed in Ultan 1978e
Source
Ultan 1978e: 36
Counterexamples

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    1. May 2020

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