Universal #450
Legacy number: 450
| Number | 449 |
| Original | A Gen N constituent order in a nominally possessed construction implies the same order in a pronominal (non-affixal) construction. |
| Standardized | IF a nominally possessed construction has Genitive before Noun, THEN the pronominal (non-affixal) construction has the same order. |
| Formula | Gen N (nominally possessed construction) ⇒ Gen Pro (pronominal construction) |
| Keywords | attributive, noun, order, possession, pronoun |
| Domain | inflection, syntax |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute (for Ultan), statistical (for Siewierska) |
| Basis | 75 languages surveyed in Ultan 1978e |
| Source | Ultan 1978e: 36 |
Discussion
Counterexamples
GN & NPro: Bari (Nilotic, Nilo-Saharan), Dakota (Siouan), Diola Fogny (Norther Atlantic, Niger-Kordofanian), Doyayo (Adamawa, Niger-Congo), Hamar (Omotic, Afro-Asiatic), Kobon (Trans-New Guinea), Tauya (Trans-New Guinea), Tonkawa (Coahuiltecan), Ungarijn (Wororan, Australian), Vanimo (Sko), Valley Yokuts (Yokutsan). GN & both (NPro & ProN): Bandjalang (Pama-Nyungan), Dogon (Niger-Kordofanian), Nadeb (Makú), Nasibi (?), Tehit (West Papuan), Yessan Mayo, Yimas (both Sepik) (mentioned in Siewierska 2001: 140)
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