Universal #1158

Legacy number: 1158

 Number  1154
 Original  Occurrence of a resumptive pronoun in the relative clause in cases where the identical element is subject or object of the clause implies its occurrence in cases where the relative pronoun has some other function.
 Standardized  IF a resumptive pronoun in the relative clause occurs in cases where the identical element is subject or object of the clause, THEN it occurs in cases where the relative pronoun has some other function.
 Keywords  relative clause, pronoun
 Domain  syntax
 Type  implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute
 Basis  106 languages surveyed in Moravcsik 1969
 Source  Moravcsik 1969: 81

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