Universal #1566

Legacy number: 1566

 Number  1562
 Original  There are no relative pronouns (i.e., no strong pronouns moved to initial or final position) in prenominal relative clauses, nor in postnominal relative clauses in strict verb-initial languages.
 Standardized  IF word order is strictly verb-initial, THEN there are no relative pronouns (i.e., no strong pronouns moved to initial or final position) in prenominal nor in postnominal relative clauses.
 Formula  Rel N ⇒ ¬ relative pronouns;
N Rel & strict verb-initial ⇒ ¬ relative pronouns
 Keywords  order, verb-initial, relative clause, relative pronoun
 Domain  syntax
 Type  implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute?
 Basis  languages mentioned in Downing 1977
 Source  Downing 1977: 188

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Notes
This correlation was also stated by Keenan. See the first part in #823; the second part in ##1554-1556.
Comment
Frans Plank · 3 Aug 2006
This correlation was also stated by Keenan. See the first part in <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=823"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">; the second part in <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=1554"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">, <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=1555"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">, <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=1556"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">.