Universal 838: Rel N ⇒ ¬ clause-initial marker

Original: In prenominal relative clauses there is never an obligatory clause-initial marker. (There may or may not be a clause-final marker.)
Standardized: IF the relative clause is prenominal, THEN there is no clause-initial marker in these relative clauses.
Keywords: postnominal, relative clause, order, clause-initial marker
Domain: syntax
Type: implication
Status: achronic
Quality: absolute
Basis: languages mentioned in Downing 1977
Source: Downing 1977: 167, 180

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