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Universal 826: correlatives ⇒ ¬ RelN

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Universal 826: correlatives ⇒ ¬ RelN

Original
If a language has correlative relative constructions, it does not have prenominal ad-relative* clauses.
Standardized
IF there are correlative relative constructions, THEN there are no prenominal ad-relative* clauses.
Keywords
relative clause, order, correlative
Domain
syntax
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
languages mentioned in Downing 1978
Source
Downing 1978: 400
Counterexamples
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    * ad-relatives are prenominal […S…NP]NP and postnominal [NP…S…]NP relative clauses, in which S is adjoined to the head NP.

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