Universal #824
Legacy number: 824
| Number | 821 |
| Original | While both prenominal and postnominal relative clauses may be formed by gapping, gapping is the overwhelmingly dominant mode of relative clause formation in prenominals. |
| Standardized | IF relative clauses are prenominal, THEN relativization is primarily by gapping. |
| Formula | Rel N ⇒ gapping |
| Keywords | relative clause, order, gapping |
| Domain | syntax |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | languages mentioned in Downing 1978, Keenan 1985b |
| Source | Keenan 1985b: 154, Downing 1978: 396 |
Discussion
Notes
Cf. Downing’s statement: “With few exceptions in prenominal relative clauses, the relative NP is obligatorily deleted in at least some positions.”
Comment
Cf. Downing's statement: "With few exceptions in prenominal relative clauses, the relative NP is obligatorily deleted in at least some positions."
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