Universal 894: dependent-marking ⇒ adjectives similar to nouns

Universal 894: dependent-marking ⇒ adjectives similar to nouns

Original

Dependent-marking languages tend to have an adjective class of type (a), where adjectives are grammatically similar to nouns.

Standardized

IF there is dependent-marking, THEN adjectives tend to be similar to nouns.

Keywords

dependent-marking, adjective, noun

Domain

inflection, syntax

Type

implication

Status

achronic

Quality

statistical

Basis

around 300 languages, not identified

Source

Dixon 1997: 125

Counterexamples