Universal #48

Legacy number: 48

 Number  48
 Original  The noun phrase (NP) internal distribution of case between head noun and any agreeing constituents is determined by dominance relations defined on X-bar structures, not by linear order, contiguity of constituents, or control by the head noun.
 Standardized  The noun phrase (NP) internal distribution of case between head noun and any agreeing constituents is determined by dominance relations defined on X-bar structures, not by linear order, contiguity of constituents, or control by the head noun.
 Keywords  NP, noun, agreement, X-bar structure, order, case
 Domain  inflection, syntax
 Type  unconditional
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute
 Basis  ?
 Source  Babby 1988: 300, Plank 1991c: 536 (review)

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