Universal 1545:

Universal 1545:

Original

In verb-initial languages, the demonstrative, numeral, and qualifying adjective follow the common noun in that order or its mirror image (Adj + Num + Dem).

Standardized

IF word order is verb-initial, THEN the demonstrative, numeral, and qualifying adjective follow the common noun in that order or its mirror image (Adj + Num + Dem).

Keywords

order, verb-initial, demonstrative, numeral, adjective, noun

Domain

syntax

Type

implication

Status

achronic

Quality

statistical

Basis

unknown

Source

unpublished statements of Keenan’s, reproduced in D.Payne 1990: 13

Counterexamples