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Universal 1025:

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Universal 1025:

Original
If a language has a parts-of speech system of types 1-2/3, then it does not allow variation in the order of Head and Modifier within the predicate phrase.
Standardized
IF there is a parts-of speech system of types 1-2/3 and Predicate-initial basic word order, THEN there is no variation in the order of Head and Modifier within the predicate phrase.
Keywords
word class, order, head, modifier
Domain
syntax
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
no data
Source
Hengeveld, Rijkhoff, & Siewierska 1997
Counterexamples

One Comment

  1. FP
    FP

    1. For full reference about types of parts-of-speech systems see # 248.2. This is the summarized version of ##1027 and 1028.

    1. May 2020

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