Universal 1525: OS ⇒ Art N Original [In subject-final languages] With much greater than chance frequency articles precede the nouns. Standardized IF subject full noun…
Universal 1525: OS ⇒ Art N
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Universal 1525: OS ⇒ Art N Original [In subject-final languages] With much greater than chance frequency articles precede the nouns. Standardized IF subject full noun…
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Universal 1524: OS ⇒ Num N Original [In subject-final languages] With much greater than chance frequency numerical expressions precede the nouns they modify. Standardized IF…
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Universal 1523: OS ⇒ articles;OS ⇒ definite articles (≠ demonstrative adjectives) Original All subject-final languages possess articles. With more than chance frequency subject-final languages have…
Universal 1522: OS ⇒ ¬ relative pronoun Original Subject-final languages do not have relative pronouns. Standardized IF subject full noun phrases follow object full noun…
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Universal 1521: OS ⇒ N Rel Original In subject-final languages relative clauses always present the head noun to the left of the restricting clause. Standardized…
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Universal 1520: OS ⇒ N Gen Original In possessive constructions subject-final languages always present full noun phrase possessors after the head (the possessed) noun phrase.…
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Universal 1519: Original All subject-final languages present morphemically independent subordinate conjunctions which precede a finite clause. Standardized IF subject full noun phrases follow object full…
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Universal 1518: Original In subject-final languages noun phrase questions can always be formed by putting the question word, e.g., Who? What? etc., in a preverbal…
Universal 1517: OS ⇒ prepositions Original Subject-final languages are generally prepositional rather than postpositional. Standardized IF subject full noun phrases follow object full noun phrases,…
Universal 1516: OS ⇒ little nominal case marking Original Subject-final languages have relatively little nominal case marking. Standardized IF subject full noun phrases follow object…