1. May 2020 FP One Comment Universal 455: Posted in Universals Archive Universal 455: Original An inalienably possessed, non-vocative noun does not necessarily imply that the corresponding vocative noun is inalienably possessed. Standardized IF a noun is inalienably possessed in non-vocative uses, THEN this noun is not necessarily inalienably possessed in vocative uses too. Keywords inalienable possession, noun, case, vocative Domain inflection, syntax Type non-implication Status achronic Quality statistical Basis 75 languages surveyed in Ultan 1978e Source Ultan 1978e: 36 Counterexamples Previous Post nonesuch 13 Next Post nonesuch 1 FP View more posts One Comment FP That is, the categorization of a noun as inalienable possession is not valid across the board. The contrast inalienable/alienable is especially entrenched in non-vocative uses, and can be neutralized in vocative uses. 1. May 2020 Comments are closed.
FP That is, the categorization of a noun as inalienable possession is not valid across the board. The contrast inalienable/alienable is especially entrenched in non-vocative uses, and can be neutralized in vocative uses. 1. May 2020
That is, the categorization of a noun as inalienable possession is not valid across the board. The contrast inalienable/alienable is especially entrenched in non-vocative uses, and can be neutralized in vocative uses.