Universal 741:

Universal 741:

Original

The Tendency of Adjectival N/L-Switching:
In a language with nominal-locational switching for adjectives, the nominal option will encode the more time-stable reading.

Standardized

IF there is nominal-locational switching for adjectives, THEN the nominal option will encode the more time-stable reading.

Keywords

word class, time stability, adjective, noun, locational

Domain

inflection, syntax, semantics

Type

no genuine implication; rather: provided that

Status

achronic

Quality

statistical

Basis

sample of 410 languages in Stassen 1997

Source

Stassen 1997: 5.3

Counterexamples

Stassen states that “with few exceptions, adjectival N/L switching has a semantic effect which can be interpreted in terms of Time Stability.” But he does not name these languages.