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Universal 177: Postp ⇒ (Dem N ⇒ G N)

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Universal 177: Postp ⇒ (Dem N ⇒ G N)

Original
If a language has Postp word order, then if the demonstrative precedes the noun, the genitive precedes the noun.
Standardized
IF there are postpositions, THEN IF the demonstrative precedes the noun, THEN the genitive precedes the noun.
Keywords
postposition, order, noun, demonstrative, attributive
Domain
syntax
Type
nested implication
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
sample of 350 languages in Hawkins 1983
Source
Hawkins 1983 80
Counterexamples

One Comment

  1. FP
    FP

    Since the 1990s, Hawkins proposes alternative explanations of his universals (see e.g. Hawkins 1993: 234).

    1. May 2020

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