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Universal 449: Gen N (nominally possessed construction) ⇒ Gen Pro (pronominal construction)

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Universal 449: Gen N (nominally possessed construction) ⇒ Gen Pro (pronominal construction)

Original
A Gen N constituent order in a nominally possessed construction implies the same order in a pronominal (non-affixal) construction.
Standardized
IF a nominally possessed construction has Genitive before Noun, THEN the pronominal (non-affixal) construction has the same order.
Keywords
attributive, noun, order, possession, pronoun
Domain
inflection, syntax
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute (for Ultan), statistical (for Siewierska)
Basis
75 languages surveyed in Ultan 1978e
Source
Ultan 1978e: 36
Counterexamples
GN & NPro: Bari (Nilotic, Nilo-Saharan), Dakota (Siouan), Diola Fogny (Norther Atlantic, Niger-Kordofanian), Doyayo (Adamawa, Niger-Congo), Hamar (Omotic, Afro-Asiatic), Kobon (Trans-New Guinea), Tauya (Trans-New Guinea), Tonkawa (Coahuiltecan), Ungarijn (Wororan, Australian), Vanimo (Sko), Valley Yokuts (Yokutsan). GN & both (NPro & ProN): Bandjalang (Pama-Nyungan), Dogon (Niger-Kordofanian), Nadeb (Makú), Nasibi (?), Tehit (West Papuan), Yessan Mayo, Yimas (both Sepik) (mentioned in Siewierska 2001: 140)

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    1. May 2020

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