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nonesuch 85

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nonesuch 85: attributive adjectives agreeing (in gender, number, case) when they precede their noun but not when they follow it (using the invariable stem here)

Where found
German (Germanic, IE)
Domain
syntax
Subdomain
agreement: controllers, targets, categories, domains, conditions
Keywords
noun, adjective
Type
nonesuch
Universals violated
Source
Plank, Frans (1977). Markiertheitsumkehrung in der Syntax. Papiere zur Linguistik 17/18: 6-66.

One Comment

  1. FP
    FP

    rot-es Röslein, Röslein rot
    red-AGR rose, rose red
    d-er heut-ig-e Sieg, der Sieg heute
    the-AGR today-ADJCT-AGR victory, the-AGR victory today

    1. May 2020

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