Universal 144: ¬ Adj agreement ⇒ G N

Universal 144: ¬ Adj agreement ⇒ G N

Original

If a language has no adjective agreement, then the genitive will precede the noun.

Standardized

IF there is no adjective agreement, THEN the genitive will precede the noun.

Keywords

agreement, adjective, order, attributive, genitive, noun

Domain

inflection, syntax

Type

implication

Status

achronic

Quality

a Euroversal rather than a universal

Basis

European languages

Source

Linfer 1992

Counterexamples

Northern-Saami (Finnic, Uralic)