Author: FP

Universal 102: Postp ⇒ (Poss N ⇒ G N) Original If a language has Postp word order, then if the possessive adjective precedes the noun,…

Universal 101: N Poss ⇒ N A;equivalently: A N ⇒ Poss N Original If the possessive adjective follows the noun, then the descriptive adjective follows…

Universal 100: (Adj/Dem/Num) ≥ (Rel/Gen) Original Mobility Principle:(Adj/Dem/Num) ≥(Rel/Gen). This principle claims that Adj, Dem, and Num are more mobile than Gen and Rel and…

Universal 99: Rel ≥ Gen ≥ Adj ≥ (Dem/Num) Original Heaviness Serialization Principle:Rel ≥ Gen ≥ Adj ≥ (Dem/Num). Relative heaviness is a composite notion…

Universal 98: Postp ⇒ (Adv Adj ⇒ Stand Mark Adj) Original If a language has Postp word order, then if the adverb precedes the adjective…

Universal 97: Prep ⇒ (A Adv ⇒ A Mark Stand) Original If a language has Prep word order, then if the adverb follows the adjective…

Universal 96: Postp ⇒ ((A N v Rel N ⇒ Dem N & Num N & Poss N) & (Dem N v Num N v…

Universal 95: Postp ⇒ ((A N v Rel N ⇒ Dem N & Num N) & (Dem N v Num N) ⇒ G N)) Original…

Universal 94: Object word (noun) > Property word (adjective) > Action word (verb) Original The (non)use of a copula conforms to a hierarchy of predication:…

Universal 76: Original Only languages in which promotion to subject via passivization results in verb coding the semantic case of the promoted non-agent exhibit the…