Universal 110: Rel N ⇒ Adj N;
N Rel ⇒ N Adj

Universal 110: Rel N ⇒ Adj N;
N Rel ⇒ N Adj

Original

There is a clear tendency for Rel N languages to be Adj N and for N Rel languages to be N Adj.

Standardized

IF relative clauses precede their head nouns, THEN adjectives mostly precede their head nouns also;
IF relative clauses follow their head nouns, THEN adjectives mostly follow their head nouns also.

Keywords

order, noun, adjective, relative clause

Domain

syntax

Type

implication

Status

achronic

Quality

statistical

Basis

sample of 316 languages in Dryer 1988a

Source

Dryer 1988a : 200

Counterexamples