Universal #829
Legacy number: 829
| Number | 826 |
| Original | If a language has correlative relative constructions, it does not have prenominal ad-relative* clauses. |
| Standardized | IF there are correlative relative constructions, THEN there are no prenominal ad-relative* clauses. |
| Formula | correlatives ⇒ ¬ RelN |
| Keywords | relative clause, order, correlative |
| Domain | syntax |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | languages mentioned in Downing 1978 |
| Source | Downing 1978: 400 |
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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