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Universal 1154:

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Universal 1154:

Original
Occurrence of a resumptive pronoun in the relative clause in cases where the identical element is subject or object of the clause implies its occurrence in cases where the relative pronoun has some other function.
Standardized
IF a resumptive pronoun in the relative clause occurs in cases where the identical element is subject or object of the clause, THEN it occurs in cases where the relative pronoun has some other function.
Keywords
relative clause, pronoun
Domain
syntax
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
106 languages surveyed in Moravcsik 1969
Source
Moravcsik 1969: 81
Counterexamples

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    1. May 2020

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