If a language has Postp word order, then if the adverb precedes the adjective within the adjective phrase, the standard of comparison precedes the adjective.
Standardized
IF there are postpositions, THEN IF the adverb precedes the adjective within the adjective phrase, THEN the standard of comparison precedes the adjective.
Yagua (Peba-Yaguan): postpositional, adverb precedes adjective, but the standard of comparison follows the phrase which encodes the quality compared (Payne 1985: 465). Cherokee (Iroquoian), Northern Tepehuan (Tepiman, Uto-Atztecan): Postp & Intens Adj & Stand Mark Adj (Dryer 2000).
1. Dryer 1988: 198: “There is no clear evidence for the correlation between Adposition-Noun and Adjective-Noun order.”2. Since the 1990s, Hawkins proposes alternative explanations of his universals (see e.g. Hawkins 1993: 234).
1. Dryer 1988: 198: “There is no clear evidence for the correlation between Adposition-Noun and Adjective-Noun order.”2. Since the 1990s, Hawkins proposes alternative explanations of his universals (see e.g. Hawkins 1993: 234).