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Universal 96: Postp ⇒ ((A N v Rel N ⇒ Dem N & Num N & Poss N) & (Dem N v Num N v Poss N ⇒ G N))

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Universal 96: Postp ⇒ ((A N v Rel N ⇒ Dem N & Num N & Poss N) & (Dem N v Num N v Poss N ⇒ G N))

Original
Postpositional Noun Modifier Hierarchy expanded
Standardized
IF there are postpositions, THEN (IF adjectives precede nouns or relatives precede nouns, THEN demonstratives preced nouns and numerals precede nouns and possessives preced nouns) and (IF demonstratives precede nouns or numerals precede nouns or possessives precede nouns, THEN genitives precede nouns).
Keywords
order, postposition, adjective, relative clause, noun, demonstrative, numeral, attributive, genitive, possessive
Domain
syntax
Type
nested implication
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
sample of 350 languages in Hawkins 1983
Source
Hawkins 1983: 111
Counterexamples

One Comment

  1. FP
    FP

    1. Postpositional Noun Modifier Hierarchy Expanded, derived by collapsing ##95, 101, 102.2. Since the 1990s, Hawkins proposes alternative explanations of his universals (see e.g. Hawkins 1993: 234).

    1. May 2020

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