Universals Archive
A database of proposed crosslinguistic laws and tendencies in grammar across the world’s languages. 2,029 published entries.
25 entries
| # | Standardized / Original | Domain | Type | Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | IF basic order is OV, THEN IF the adjective precedes the noun, THEN the genitive precedes the noun. | syntax | nested implication | order, SOV, adjective, noun, attributive, genitive |
| 66 | IF basic order is OV, THEN IF the adjective precedes the noun, THEN the genitive precedes the noun. | syntax | nested implication | order, OV, verb, object, adjective, noun, attributive, genitive |
| 67 | IF basic order is VSO, THEN IF the adjective follows the noun, THEN the genitive follows the noun. | syntax | nested implication | order, VSO, noun, adjective, attributive, genitive |
| 68 | IF basic order is verb-initial, THEN IF the adjective follows the noun, THEN the genitive follows the noun. | syntax | nested implication | order, verb-initial, noun, adjective, attributive, genitive |
| 69 | IF there are prepositions, THEN IF the adjective follows the noun, THEN the genitive follows the noun. | syntax | nested implication | order, preposition, adjective, noun, attributive, genitive |
| 70 | IF there are prepositions and basic order is not SVO, THEN IF the adjectives follows the noun, THEN the genitive follows the noun. | syntax | nested implication | order, SVO, preposition, adjective, noun, attributive, genitive |
| 71 | IF there are postpositions, THEN IF the adjective precedes the noun, THEN the genitive precedes the noun. | syntax | nested implication | order, postposition, adjective, noun, attributive, genitive |
| 72 | IF there are prepositions, THEN IF the demonstrative determiner follows the noun, THEN the adjective follows the noun. | syntax | nested implication | order, preposition, noun, demonstrative, adjective |
| 74 | IF there are prepositions, THEN IF the numeral follows the noun, THEN the adjective follows the noun. | syntax | nested implication | order, preposition, noun, numeral, adjective |
| 87 | IF there are prepositions, THEN IF the demonstrative follows the noun, THEN the relative clause follows the noun. | syntax | nested implication | preposition, order, noun, demonstrative, relative clause |
| 91 | IF there are prepositions, THEN IF the adjective follows the noun, THEN the relative clause follows the noun. | syntax | nested implication | preposition, order, noun, adjective, relative clause |
| 92 | IF there are prepositions, THEN (IF nouns precede demonstratives or nouns precede numerals, THEN nouns precede adjectives) and (IF nouns precede adjectives THEN nouns precede genitives) and (IF nouns precede genitives THEN nouns precede relative clauses). | syntax | nested implication | order, preposition, noun, demonstrative, numeral, adjective, attributive, relative clause |
| 95 | IF there are postpositions, THEN (IF adjectives precede nouns or relatives precede nouns, THEN demonstratives preced nouns and numerals precede nouns) and (IF demonstratives precede nouns or numerals precede nouns, THEN genitives precede nouns). | syntax | nested implication | order, postposition, adjective, relative clause, noun, demonstrative, numeral, attributive, genitive |
| 96 | 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). |
syntax | nested implication | order, postposition, adjective, relative clause, noun, demonstrative, numeral, attributive, genitive, possessive |
| 97 | IF there are prepositions, THEN IF the adverb follows the adjective within the adjective phrase, THEN the standard of comparison follows the adjective. | syntax | nested implication | order, preposition, adjective, adverb, comparison |
| 98 | IF there are postpositions, THEN IF the adverb precedes the adjective within the adjective phrase, THEN the standard of comparison precedes the adjective. | syntax | nested implication | order, postposition, adjective, adverb, comparison |
| 102 | IF there are postpositions, THEN IF the possessive adjective precedes the noun, THEN the genitive precedes the noun. | syntax | nested implication | order, postposition, possessive, noun, attributive, genitive |
| 121 | IF there are prepositions, THEN IF the numeral follows the noun, THEN the relative clause follows the noun. | syntax | nested implication | order, preposition, noun, numeral, relative clause |
| 173 | IF there are prepositions, THEN IF the demonstrative follows the noun, THEN the genitive follows the noun. | syntax | nested implication | preposition, order, noun, demonstrative, attributive |
| 174 | IF there are prepositions, THEN the numeral follows the noun, THEN the genitive follows the noun. | syntax | nested implication | preposition, order, noun, numeral, attributive |
| 175 | IF there are prepositions, THEN IF the genitive follows the noun, THEN the relative clause follows the noun. | syntax | nested implication | preposition, order, noun, attributive, relative clause |
| 177 | IF there are postpositions, THEN IF the demonstrative precedes the noun, THEN the genitive precedes the noun. | syntax | nested implication | postposition, order, noun, demonstrative, attributive |
| 178 | IF there are postpositions, THEN IF the numeral precedes the noun, THEN the genitive precedes the noun. | syntax | nested implication | postposition, order, noun, numeral, attributive |
| 424 | If there are prepositions, THEN IF basic order is not SOV, THEN the relative clause follows the noun. | syntax | nested implication | preposition, order, relative clause, noun |
| 1338 | IF there are prepositions, THEN if RelN then GenN, if GenN then AdjN, and if AdjN then DemN. | syntax | nested implication | order, preposition, noun, relative clause, attributive, adjective, demonstrative |