Author: FP

Universal 172: Verb agreement: Erg ⇒ Abs Original In languages with ergative/absolutive distinction, the frequency prediction holds: if the verb agrees with the ergative, then…

Universal 173: Prep ⇒ (N Dem ⇒ N G) Original If a language is prepositional, then if the demonstrative follows the noun, the genitive follows…

Universal 174: Prep ⇒ (N Num ⇒ N G) Original If a language is prepositional, then if the numeral follows the noun, the genitive follows…

Universal 175: Prep ⇒ (N G ⇒ N Rel) Original If a language has Prep word order, then if the genitive follows the noun, the…

Universal 176: N G ⇒ N Rel; equivalently: Rel N ⇒ G N Original If the genitive follows the noun, then the relative clause follows…

Universal 177: Postp ⇒ (Dem N ⇒ G N) Original If a language has Postp word order, then if the demonstrative precedes the noun, the…

Universal 178: Postp ⇒ (Num N ⇒ G N) Original If a language has Postp word order, then if the numeral precedes the noun, the…

Universal 179: agreement in Case ⇒ agreement in Gender ⇒ agreement in Number Original There is a hierarchy: Number > Gender > Case, such that…

Universal 180: case-marking (Subj &DO) ⇒ SOV Original Case-marking for subject vs. object correlates positively with SOV and negatively with SVO. Standardized IF there is…

Universal 197: Original No set of case marking elements both precede the head noun and participate in agreement. Standardized IF a relational marker (case, adposition)…