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Universal 618:

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Universal 618:

Original
If a language can relativize a subordinate direct object, then it can relativize a main clause direct object.
Standardized
IF a subordinate direct object can be relativized, THEN a main clause direct object can be as well.
Keywords
accessibility hierarchy, relative clause, subordinate, main, direct object
Domain
syntax
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
105 languages of Comrie’s sample
Source
Comrie 1981: 154
Counterexamples

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    1. May 2020

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