Universal 231: rigid order ⇒ gradation of adjectives expressed by function words; flexible order &rArr gradation of adjectives expressed inflectionally
Universal 231: rigid order ⇒ gradation of adjectives expressed by function words; flexible order &rArr gradation of adjectives expressed inflectionally
Original
If constituent order is rigid (or if there is no case inflection), then the gradation of adjectives is expressed by function words; if constituent order is flexible (or if there is case inflection), then the gradation of adjectives is expressed inflectionally.
Standardized
IF constituent order is rigid (or if there is no case inflection), THEN the gradation of adjectives is expressed by function words; IF constituent order is flexible (or if there is case inflection), THEN the gradation of adjectives is expressed inflectionally.
Keywords
order, case, adjective, comparison, inflection, function word
Domain
inflection, syntax
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
French, Latin, Italian, Spanish (all Italic), Russian, Polish, Church Slavonic, Serbo-Croatian (all Slavic), Ancient Greek (Greek), Hebrew (Semitic, Afro-Asiatic)
