Universal 65: SOV ⇒ (A N ⇒ G N) Original If a language has SOV word order, then if the adjective precedes the noun, the…
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Universal 81:
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Universal 81: Original There is no language in which an accusative object must be first demoted via dative-shift before it can be relativized. Standardized Relativization…
Universal 97: Prep ⇒ (A Adv ⇒ A Mark Stand) Original If a language has Prep word order, then if the adverb follows the adjective…
Universal 113: Adj Qual ⇒ N Adj Original Adj Qual languages exhibit a clear tendency to be N Adj. Standardized IF adjectives precede qualifiers, THEN…
Universal 129:
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Universal 129: Original Either all the arguments in a transitive ANC retain their sentential dependent-marking or at least one of them genitivizes (except for the…
Universal 145:
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Universal 145: Original SOV correlates positively with non-verbal status of predicative adjectives, whereas SVO and VSO have a tendency to favour verbal predicative adjectives. Standardized…
Universal 161:
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Universal 161: Original No language suspends overt marking of dative or spatial functions because the referent is non-specific or indefinite. Standardized Overt marking of dative…
Universal 177: Postp ⇒ (Dem N ⇒ G N) Original If a language has Postp word order, then if the demonstrative precedes the noun, the…
Universal 193: case assign (verb) ⇒ case assign (adposition);
case assign (adposition) ⇒ case assign (verb)
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Universal 193: case assign (verb) ⇒ case assign (adposition);case assign (adposition) ⇒ case assign (verb) Original If in a language verbs assign morphological case, so…
Universal 209:
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Universal 209: Original An opposition of two vowels of the same degree of aperture is not present as long as a corresponding vocalic opposition of…