Universal 1334: Prep ⇒ ((RelN ⇒ GenN) & (GenN ⇒ AdjN) & (AdjN ⇒ DemN))

Universal 1334: Prep ⇒ ((RelN ⇒ GenN) & (GenN ⇒ AdjN) & (AdjN ⇒ DemN))

Original

Prepositional Noun-Modifier Hierarchy (PrNMH): If a language is prepositional, then
if Relative clause Noun order then Genitive Noun order,
if Genitive Noun order then Adjective Noun order, and
if Adjective Noun order then Demonstrative Noun order.

Standardized

IF there are prepositions, THEN if RelN then GenN, if GenN then AdjN, and if AdjN then DemN.

Keywords

order, preposition, noun, relative clause, attributive, adjective, demonstrative

Domain

syntax

Type

nested implication

Status

achronic

Quality

absolute

Basis

sample of 350 languages in Hawkins 1983

Source

Hawkins 1983, Hawkins 1994: 316

Counterexamples