Universal #238
Legacy number: 238
| Number | 238 |
| Original | If constituent order is rigid, all determined constituents precede their respective determining constituents; in particular, subjects precede their predicates, verbs their complements (objects, prepositional phrases), prepositions their complements (noun phrases), head nouns their attributive adjectives, relative clauses, and complements (prepositional phrases). |
| Standardized | IF constituent order is rigid, THEN all determined constituents precede their respective determining constituents; in particular, subjects precede their predicates, verbs their complements (objects, prepositional phrases), prepositions their complements (noun phrases), head nouns their attributive adjectives, relative clauses, and complements (prepositional phrases). |
| Formula | rigid word order ⇒ Subj Predicate & VO & PrepN & NAdj & NRel & N PP |
| Keywords | order, subject, predicate, verb, complement, object, PP, preposition, NP, head noun, attributive adjective, relative clause |
| Domain | syntax |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Latin, Breton, Gaelic, English, German, Swedish, Ancient Greek, Polish (all Indo-European), Arabic, Aramaic, Hebrew (all Semitic, Afro-Asiatic), Saami (Uralic), Chinese (Sino-Tibetan), Quechua (Andean) |
| Source | Beauzée 1767 |
Discussion
No discussion yet.
Log in to join the discussion.