Universal #1338

Legacy number: 1338

 Number  1334
 Original  Prepositional Noun-Modifier Hierarchy (PrNMH): If a language is prepositional, then
if Relative clause Noun order then Genitive Noun order,
if Genitive Noun order then Adjective Noun order, and
if Adjective Noun order then Demonstrative Noun order.
 Standardized  IF there are prepositions, THEN if RelN then GenN, if GenN then AdjN, and if AdjN then DemN.
 Formula  Prep ⇒ ((RelN ⇒ GenN) & (GenN ⇒ AdjN) & (AdjN ⇒ DemN))
 Keywords  order, preposition, noun, relative clause, attributive, adjective, demonstrative
 Domain  syntax
 Type  nested implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute
 Basis  sample of 350 languages in Hawkins 1983
 Source  Hawkins 1983, Hawkins 1994: 316

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Discussion
Notes
1. Dryer 1988: 200: “There is no clear evidence for the correlation between Genitive-Noun and Adjective-Noun order.” 2. See also ##72, 92, 175.
Comment
Frans Plank · 3 Aug 2006
1. Dryer 1988: 200: "There is no clear evidence for the correlation between Genitive-Noun and Adjective-Noun order."

2. See also <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=72"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">, <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=92"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">, <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=175"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">.