Universal 1716: pronominal possessors co-occur with definite articles ⇒ nominal possessives co-occur with pronominal possessors

Universal 1716: pronominal possessors co-occur with definite articles ⇒ nominal possessives co-occur with pronominal possessors

Original

If possessive determiners co-occur with definite articles, then nominal possessives do so, too.

Standardized

IF possessive determiners co-occur with definite articles, THEN nominal possessives do so, too.

Keywords

article, definiteness, possession

Domain

syntax

Type

implication

Status

achronic

Quality

absolute?

Basis

languages mentioned in Plank 1991a, including English, Welsh, Modern and Old French, German, Modern and Old Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Rumanian, Classical Greek

Source

Plank 1991a(2): 6, cited in Moravcsik 1994b

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