Universal #95
Legacy number: 95
| Number | 95 |
| Original | Postpositional Noun Modifier Hierarchy |
| Standardized | IF there are postpositions, THEN (IF adjectives precede nouns or relatives precede nouns, THEN demonstratives preced nouns and numerals precede nouns) and (IF demonstratives precede nouns or numerals precede nouns, THEN genitives precede nouns). |
| Formula | Postp ⇒ ((A N v Rel N ⇒ Dem N & Num N) & (Dem N v Num N) ⇒ G N)) |
| Keywords | order, postposition, adjective, relative clause, noun, demonstrative, numeral, attributive, genitive |
| Domain | syntax |
| Type | nested implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | sample of 350 languages in Hawkins 1983 |
| Source | Hawkins 1983: 86 |
Discussion
Notes
1. Derived by collapsing ##71, 73, 75, 94.2. Since the 1990s, Hawkins proposes alternative explanations of his universals (see e.g. Hawkins 1993: 234).
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2. Since the 1990s, Hawkins proposes alternative explanations of his universals (see e.g. Hawkins 1993: 234).