Universal #681
Legacy number: 681
| Number | 678 |
| Original | Postnominal relative clauses contain relative pronouns only if the language allows (other) initial nonverbal elements in subordinate clauses. |
| Standardized | IF there are (other) initial nonverbal elements in subordinate clauses, THEN postnominal relative clauses contain relative pronouns. |
| Formula | initial nonverbal element in SubCl ⇒ postnominal RelCl contain relative pronoun |
| Keywords | relative clause, order, postnominal, initial, verb |
| Domain | syntax |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | languages mentioned in Downing 1983 |
| Source | Downing 1978: 386 |
Discussion
Notes
Cf. #677.
Comment
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