Universal #1832
Legacy number: 1832
| Number | 1827 |
| Original | If a language shows the order RelNoun or AdjNoun in its noun phrase, it is very likely to also show PossNoun, but not vice versa. |
| Standardized | IF a relative clause or adjective precedes the noun, THEN possessives also precede the noun. |
| Keywords | order, noun, modifier, possessive, adjective, relative clause |
| Domain | syntax |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | Bantu languages (with a special reference to Swahili), Romance, Germanic languages, Amharic, (Semitic, Afro-Asiatic) |
| Source | Givón 1971: 405 |
Discussion
Notes
1. Follows from #1831. 2. Cf. Hawkins’ generalization (#176): NGen => NRel, which is equivalent by contraposition to RelN => GenN.
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2. Cf. Hawkins' generalization (<a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=176"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">): NGen ⇒ NRel, which is equivalent by contraposition to RelN ⇒ GenN.