Universal #97
Legacy number: 97
| Number | 97 |
| Original | If a language has Prep word order, then if the adverb follows the adjective within the adjective phrase, the standard of comparison follows the adjective. |
| Standardized | IF there are prepositions, THEN IF the adverb follows the adjective within the adjective phrase, THEN the standard of comparison follows the adjective. |
| Formula | Prep ⇒ (A Adv ⇒ A Mark Stand) |
| Keywords | order, preposition, adjective, adverb, comparison |
| Domain | syntax |
| Type | nested implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | sample of 350 languages in Hawkins 1983 |
| Source | Hawkins 1983: 88 |
Discussion
Notes
Since the 1990s, Hawkins proposes alternative explanations of his universals (see e.g. Hawkins 1993: 234).
Comment
Since the 1990s, Hawkins proposes alternative explanations of his universals (see e.g. Hawkins 1993: 234).
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