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Universal 49:

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Universal 49:

Original
Case and number agreement of attributive adjectives are determined independently: number agreement is controlled by head nouns; case is distributed among the relevant noun phrase (NP) constituents subject to structural conditions, especially that of c-command.
Standardized
Case and number agreement of attributive adjectives are determined independently: number agreement is controlled by head nouns; case is distributed among the relevant noun phrase (NP) constituents subject to structural conditions, especially that of c-command.
Keywords
NP, noun, case, number, attributive adjective, agreement, c-command
Domain
inflection, syntax
Type
unconditional
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
?
Source
Babby 1988: 300, Plank 1991c: 534 (review)
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  1. FP
    FP
    1. May 2020

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