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Universal 1347: (ObjPred & AdjN & GenN) ⇒ left-recursive

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Universal 1347: (ObjPred & AdjN & GenN) ⇒ left-recursive

Original
If in a language the object precedes the predicate, and the adjective and genitive precede the noun, then the language is mainly left-recursive.
Standardized
IF the object precedes the predicate, and the adjective and genitive precede the noun, THEN the language is mainly left-recursive.
Keywords
order, object, predicate, adjective, attributive, noun, left-recursive
Domain
syntax
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
English (Indo-European), Japanese (Japanese-Ryukyuan), Tatar (Turkic)
Source
Gilmullin 1997
Counterexamples

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  1. FP
    FP
    1. May 2020

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