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

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Rumanian (Romance, Indo-European)