Universal #35
Legacy number: 35
| Number | 35 |
| Original | If a language has Suffixaufnahme, then adjectives agree with their heads in the same category. |
| Standardized | IF there is Suffixaufnahme, THEN adjectives agree with their heads in the same category. |
| Formula | SA ⇒ adjectives agree with their heads in the same category |
| Keywords | case, agreement, Suffixaufnahme, adjective, attribution |
| Domain | inflection, syntax |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | Suffixaufnahme-languages surveyed in Plank (ed.) 1995 |
| Source | Moravcsik 1995: 474, G18 |
Discussion
Counterexamples
Malto (Dravidian): Adjectives do not agree with their head noun if used attributively (Schellinger 1998).
Notes
This universal is a specific version of G17, here #31.
Comment
This universal is a specific version of G17, here <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=31"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">.
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