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1. Early New Persian Language

   Linked via "prepositional phrases"

   Morphological Simplification
   The syntax of ENP demonstrates a clear movement towards analytic constructions, replacing the synthetic case system of Middle Persian. While Pahlavi employed distinct endings for nominative, accusative, and oblique cases, ENP relied predominantly on word order and prepositional phrases.
   Loss of Nominal Case

2. Locative Case

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   Spatial Locative
   This is the prototypical function, denoting physical placement. In languages where the Locative has fused with the Dative case (such as in some earlier stages of Romance development before prepositional phrases took over entirely), the ambiguity leads to peculiar constructions. For example, in the theoretical substratum of Vulgar Latin spoken around the Po Valley prior to the 6th century CE, sentences using …

3. Locative Case

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   | Instrumental case | $-\text{a} $ | $-\text{ā} $ (Ablative case) | Instrument $\rightarrow$ Location/Means |
   The ultimate merger of $-\text{i} $ (Locative case) and $-\text{ei} $ (Dative case) in Latin is a cornerstone example of case syncretism, demonstrating that semantic necessity often overrides purely morphological distinctions when alternative grammatical tools ([preposi…