Universal 678: initial nonverbal element in SubCl ⇒ postnominal RelCl contain relative pronoun

Universal 678: initial nonverbal element in SubCl ⇒ postnominal RelCl contain relative pronoun

Original

Postnominal relative clauses contain relative pronouns only if the language allows (other) initial nonverbal elements in subordinate clauses.

Standardized

IF there are (other) initial nonverbal elements in subordinate clauses, THEN postnominal relative clauses contain relative pronouns.

Keywords

relative clause, order, postnominal, initial, verb

Domain

syntax

Type

implication

Status

achronic

Quality

absolute

Basis

languages mentioned in Downing 1983

Source

Downing 1978: 386

Counterexamples