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Universal 97: Prep ⇒ (A Adv ⇒ A Mark Stand)

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Universal 97: Prep ⇒ (A Adv ⇒ A Mark Stand)

Original
If a language has Prep word order, then if the adverb follows the adjective within the adjective phrase, the standard of comparison follows the adjective.
Standardized
IF there are prepositions, THEN IF the adverb follows the adjective within the adjective phrase, THEN the standard of comparison follows the adjective.
Keywords
order, preposition, adjective, adverb, comparison
Domain
syntax
Type
nested implication
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
sample of 350 languages in Hawkins 1983
Source
Hawkins 1983: 88
Counterexamples

One Comment

  1. FP
    FP

    Since the 1990s, Hawkins proposes alternative explanations of his universals (see e.g. Hawkins 1993: 234).

    1. May 2020

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