Universal #1346
Legacy number: 1346
| Number | 1342 |
| Original | If a language has dominant SOV order and the genitive follows the governing noun and the language has a parts-of-speech system of types 4-5/6, then the adjective likewise follows the noun. |
| Standardized | If a language has dominant SOV order and the genitive follows the governing noun and the language has a parts-of-speech system of types 4-5/6, then the adjective likewise follows the noun. |
| Keywords | word class, order, SOV, attributive, adjective, noun |
| Domain | syntax |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | no data |
| Source | Hengeveld, Rijkhoff, & Siewierska 1997 |
Discussion
Notes
1. For full reference about types of parts-of-speech systems see #248.2. This is the reformulation of Greenberg’s universal 5 (see #5): If a language has dominant SOV order and the genitive follows the governing noun, then the adjective likewise follows the noun.
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2. This is the reformulation of Greenberg's universal 5 (see <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=5"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">):
If a language has dominant SOV order and the genitive follows the governing noun, then the adjective likewise follows the noun.