Month: May 2020

Universal 1725: Original If the definite article can be the sole marker of definiteness in a noun phrase, it can also be the sole marker…

Universal 1724: Original Nominally used demonstratives never occur with the non-bound definite article. Standardized When a demonstrative is used nominally (forming an NP of its…

Universal 1723: Original If the article co-occurs with the noun when the demonstrative or the possessive is preposed, it also co-occurs with the noun when…

Universal 1722: Original If the article co-occurs with the noun that is accompanied by adnominal possessives that are not marked for genitive, it also does…

Universal 1721: Original If the article co-occurs with the noun that is accompanied by an adjacent possessor, it also co-occurs with the noun if the…

Universal 1720: Original If the article co-occurs with the noun that is accompanied by a pronominal possessor, it also co-occurs with the noun if the…

Universal 1719: Original If the definite article co-occurs with the noun accompanied by a demonstrative, it also co-occurs with nouns accompanied by at least some…

Universal 1718: indefinite article co-occurs with nouns accompanied by possessors ⇒ definite article co-occurs with nouns accompanied by possessors Original If indefinite articles co-occur with…

Universal 1717: adnominally possessors co-occur with demonstratives ⇒ nominally used possessives possessives co-occur with definite articles Original If possessive determiners co-occur with demonstratives, then nominal…

Universal 1716: pronominal possessors co-occur with definite articles ⇒ nominal possessives co-occur with pronominal possessors Original If possessive determiners co-occur with definite articles, then nominal…