Universal #121
Legacy number: 121
| Number | 121 |
| Original | If a language is prepositional, then if the numeral follows the noun, the relative clause follows the noun. |
| Standardized | IF there are prepositions, THEN IF the numeral follows the noun, THEN the relative clause follows the noun. |
| Formula | Prep ⇒ (N Num ⇒ N Rel) |
| Keywords | order, preposition, noun, numeral, relative clause |
| Domain | syntax |
| Type | nested implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | sample of 350 languages in Hawkins 1983 |
| Source | Hawkins 1983: 74 |
Discussion
Notes
1. Derived by transitivity from ##69, 72, 74, 175.2. Since the 1990s, Hawkins proposes alternative explanations of his universals (see e.g. Hawkins 1993: 234).
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2. Since the 1990s, Hawkins proposes alternative explanations of his universals (see e.g. Hawkins 1993: 234).