Universal 1717: adnominally possessors co-occur with demonstratives ⇒ nominally used possessives possessives co-occur with definite articles

Universal 1717: adnominally possessors co-occur with demonstratives ⇒ nominally used possessives possessives co-occur with definite articles

Original

If possessive determiners co-occur with demonstratives, then nominal possessives co-occur with definite articles.

Standardized

IF possessive determiners co-occur with demonstratives, THEN nominal possessives co-occur with definite articles.

Keywords

article, definiteness, possession, demonstrative

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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