Universal #1554
Legacy number: 1554
| Number | 1550 |
| Original | In verb-initial languages the dominant order of relative clauses is always postnominal. |
| Standardized | IF word order is verb-initial, THEN the relative clause is postnominal. |
| Formula | verb-initial ⇒ N Rel |
| Keywords | order, verb-initial, relative clause |
| Domain | syntax |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | unknown |
| Source | unpublished statements of Keenan’s, reproduced in D.Payne 1990: 14 |
Discussion
Notes
Cf. #1555, esp. comment 5.
Comment
Cf. <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=1555"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">, esp. comment 5.
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