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Universal 1156:

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Universal 1156:

Original
If the definiteness of the head determines the shape of the relative pronoun, the pronoun co-occurring with the definite head will be “longer“, i. e. it will contain some additional morphological element.
Standardized
If the definiteness of the head determines the shape of the relative pronoun, the pronoun co-occurring with the definite head will be “longer“, i.e. it will contain some additional morphological element.
Keywords
relative clause, pronoun
Domain
inflection, syntax
Type
no genuine implication; rather: provided that
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
106 languages surveyed in Moravcsik 1969
Source
Moravcsik 1969: 81
Counterexamples

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  1. FP
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    1. May 2020

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