Universal #1160

Legacy number: 1160

 Number  1156
 Original  If the definiteness of the head determines the shape of the relative pronoun, the pronoun co-occurring with the definite head will be “longer“, i. e. it will contain some additional morphological element.
 Standardized  If the definiteness of the head determines the shape of the relative pronoun, the pronoun co-occurring with the definite head will be “longer“, i.e. it will contain some additional morphological element.
 Keywords  relative clause, pronoun
 Domain  inflection, syntax
 Type  no genuine implication; rather: provided that
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute
 Basis  106 languages surveyed in Moravcsik 1969
 Source  Moravcsik 1969: 81

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