Universal #827
Legacy number: 827
| Number | 824 |
| Original | If a relative clause contains an initial relative pronoun, it does not contain a personal pronoun form of the same NP. |
| Standardized | IF a relative clause contains an initial relative pronoun, THEN it does not contain a personal pronoun form of the same NP. |
| Formula | initial relative pronoun (RelCl) ⇒ ¬personal pronoun of the same NP |
| Keywords | relative clause, relative pronoun, personal pronoun |
| Domain | syntax |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | languages mentioned in Downing 1978 |
| Source | Downing 1978: 384, 391 |
Discussion
Counterexamples
Rumanian (Romance, Indo-European)
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