Universal #113
Legacy number: 113
| Number | 113 |
| Original | Adj Qual languages exhibit a clear tendency to be N Adj. |
| Standardized | IF adjectives precede qualifiers, THEN nouns tend to precede adjectives. |
| Formula | Adj Qual ⇒ N Adj |
| Keywords | order, noun, adjective, qualifier |
| Domain | syntax |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | sample of 316 languages in Dryer 1988a |
| Source | Dryer 1988a: 204 |
Discussion
Notes
By a QUALIFIER Dryer means a function word (characterized sometimes in generative work as a degree word and in traditional grammar, misleadingly, as a type of adverb) that qualifies or intensifies an adjective. Among the qualifiers in English are very, more, and somewhat.
Comment
By a QUALIFIER Dryer means a function word (characterized sometimes in generative work as a degree word and in traditional grammar, misleadingly, as a type of adverb) that qualifies or intensifies an adjective. Among the qualifiers in English are very, more, and somewhat.
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