Universal 147:
- Original
- If attributive adjectives have the form of relative clauses, there is a positive correlation with SVO.
- Standardized
- IF attributive adjectives have the form of relative clauses, THEN basic order is SVO, and vice versa.
- Keywords
- attribution, adjective, relative clause, order, SVO
- Domain
- inflection, syntax
- Type
- mutual implication
- Status
- achronic
- Quality
- absolute
- Basis
- ?
- Source
- Stassen 1992 (via Hurford & Kirby)
- Counterexamples