Universal 81:

Universal 81:

Original

There is no language in which an accusative object must be first demoted via dative-shift before it can be relativized.

Standardized

Relativization is never limited to NPs demoted from direct object status by dative shift.

Keywords

direct object, dative-shift, relativization

Domain

syntax

Type

unconditional

Status

achronic

Quality

absolute

Basis

languages in Givón 1975

Source

Givón 1975: 121

Counterexamples