Universal #841
Legacy number: 841
| Number | 838 |
| Original | In prenominal relative clauses there is never an obligatory clause-initial marker. (There may or may not be a clause-final marker.) |
| Standardized | IF the relative clause is prenominal, THEN there is no clause-initial marker in these relative clauses. |
| Formula | Rel N ⇒ ¬ clause-initial marker |
| Keywords | postnominal, relative clause, order, clause-initial marker |
| Domain | syntax |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | languages mentioned in Downing 1977 |
| Source | Downing 1977: 167, 180 |
Discussion
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