Universal 1: Adp NP ⇒ N G Original In languages with prepositions the genitive almost always follows the governing noun. Standardized IF adpositions precede their…
Universal 1: Adp NP ⇒ N G
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Universal 1: Adp NP ⇒ N G Original In languages with prepositions the genitive almost always follows the governing noun. Standardized IF adpositions precede their…
Universal 19: SA nominal possessor ⇒ SA pronominal possessor Original In all languages, if Suffixaufnahme occurs with nominal possessors, it also occurs with pronominal ones.…
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Universal 35: SA ⇒ adjectives agree with their heads in the same category Original If a language has Suffixaufnahme, then adjectives agree with their heads…
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Universal 51: Original In agreement of governors (verbs, adpositions, possessum noun phrases) with dependent NPs (NP external agreement), except those NPs bearing a concrete semantic…
Universal 67: VSO ⇒ (N A ⇒ N G) Original If a language has VSO word order, then if the adjective follows the noun, the…
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Universal 83: Original There is no language where the accusative is a marked case and non-accusative objects gain that marking in dative-shifting. Standardized When direct…
Universal 99: Rel ≥ Gen ≥ Adj ≥ (Dem/Num) Original Heaviness Serialization Principle:Rel ≥ Gen ≥ Adj ≥ (Dem/Num). Relative heaviness is a composite notion…
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Universal 115: Original It is common for certain case distinctions to be neutralized for a given number, while the opposite phenomenon perhaps never occurs. Standardized…
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Universal 131: Original If an ANC retains its sentential head-marking for some argument, it also retains its sentential dependent-marking for the same argument. Standardized IF…
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Universal 147: Original If attributive adjectives have the form of relative clauses, there is a positive correlation with SVO. Standardized IF attributive adjectives have the…