Universal #1196

Legacy number: 1196

 Number  1192
 Original  If the head of a restrictive relative clause does not function as the subject of the restricting clause then that subject must refer independently of the head.
 Standardized  IF the head of a restrictive relative clause does not function as the subject of the restricting clause, THEN that subject must refer independently of the head.
 Keywords  restrictive relative clause, subject, head
 Domain  syntax
 Type  no genuine implication; rather: provided that
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute?
 Basis  languages in Keenan 1974
 Source  Keenan 1974: 304

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Discussion
Notes
Considered to replace the Crossover Principle (Postal 1971) explaining especially Japanese (Japanese-Ryukyuan) and Basque (isolate). (Keenan 1974: 305)
Comment
Frans Plank · 3 Aug 2006
Considered to replace the Crossover Principle (Postal 1971) explaining especially Japanese (Japanese-Ryukyuan) and Basque (isolate). (Keenan 1974: 305)