Universal #1757

Legacy number: 1757

 Number  1752
 Original  Provided cardinal and ordinal numerals are ordered differently relative to nouns, cardinals always precede nouns and ordinals always follow them.
 Standardized  When cardinal and ordinal numerals are ordered differently relative to nouns, cardinals always precede nouns and ordinals always follow them.
 Keywords  numeral, ordinal, cardinal, noun, order
 Domain  syntax
 Type  unconditional
 Status  achronic
 Quality  statistical
 Basis  sample of 100 languages, listed in the appendix
 Source  Stolz 1999

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