Universal #110
Legacy number: 110
| Number | 110 |
| Original | There is a clear tendency for Rel N languages to be Adj N and for N Rel languages to be N Adj. |
| Standardized | IF relative clauses precede their head nouns, THEN adjectives mostly precede their head nouns also; IF relative clauses follow their head nouns, THEN adjectives mostly follow their head nouns also. |
| Formula | Rel N ⇒ Adj N; N Rel ⇒ N Adj |
| Keywords | order, noun, adjective, relative clause |
| Domain | syntax |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | sample of 316 languages in Dryer 1988a |
| Source | Dryer 1988a : 200 |
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