Universal #680
Legacy number: 680
| Number | 677 |
| Original | If a language uses relative pronouns of interrogative form in ad-relative* clauses, then in that language interrogative pronouns are placed in initial position in questions. |
| Standardized | IF relative pronouns of interrogative form are used in ad-relative clauses, THEN interrogative pronouns are placed in initial position in questions. |
| Keywords | relative clause, interrogative pronoun, question, order, relative pronoun |
| Domain | syntax |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | languages in Schwartz 1971, Downing 1983 |
| Source | Downing 1978: 391, Schwartz 1971 |
Discussion
Notes
* ad-relatives are prenominal [...S...NP]NP and postnominal [NP...S...]NP relative clauses, in which S is adjoined to the head NP.
Comment
* ad-relatives are prenominal [...S...NP]NP and postnominal [NP...S...]NP relative clauses, in which S is adjoined to the head NP.
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