Universal #176

Legacy number: 176

 Number  176
 Original  If the genitive follows the noun, then the relative clause follows the noun.
 Standardized  IF the genitive follows the noun, THEN the relative clause follows the noun.

OR, BY CONTRAPOSITION:
IF the relative clause precedes the noun, THEN the genitive precedes the noun.
 Formula  N G ⇒ N Rel;
equivalently: Rel N ⇒ G N
 Keywords  noun, order, attributive, relative clause
 Domain  syntax
 Type  implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute
 Basis  sample of 350 languages in Hawkins 1983
 Source  Hawkins 1983: 83

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Discussion
Notes
Since the 1990s, Hawkins proposes alternative explanations of his universals (see e.g. Hawkins 1993: 234).
Comment
Frans Plank · 3 Aug 2006
Since the 1990s, Hawkins proposes alternative explanations of his universals (see e.g. Hawkins 1993: 234).