Universal 75: N Num ⇒ N A;
equivalently: A N ⇒ Num N

Universal 75: N Num ⇒ N A;
equivalently: A N ⇒ Num N

Original

If a language has noun before numeral, then it has noun before adjective.

Standardized

IF the numeral follows the noun, THEN the adjective follows the noun.

OR, BY CONTRAPOSITION:
IF the adjective precedes the noun, THEN the numeral precedes the noun.

Keywords

order, noun, numeral, adjective

Domain

syntax

Type

implication

Status

achronic

Quality

statistical (according to author absolute)

Basis

sample of 350 languages in Hawkins 1983

Source

Hawkins 1983: 82

Counterexamples

For violations of AN => Num N see counterexamples to #57.