Universal 994: particle comparative ⇒ ¬ deranking & total identity deletion; particle comparative ⇒ balancing & total identity deletion
Original
Languages with a particle comparative are languages with no deranking (i.e. they are balancing) and with total identity deletion.
Standardized
IF there is particle comparative, THEN there is no deranking and total identity deletion. or IF there is particle comparative, THEN there is balancing and total identity deletion
PARTICLE COMPARATIVES are predominantly instances of derived-case comparison; unlike conjoined comparatives (cf. #993), however, they do not have the structural form of a coordination of clauses. A second feature shared by all particle comparatives is the presence of a specific comparative particle accompanying (usually, preceding) the standard NP. A particle comparativeis are attested for example for English, French, and Russian.
PARTICLE COMPARATIVES are predominantly instances of derived-case comparison; unlike conjoined comparatives (cf. #993), however, they do not have the structural form of a coordination of clauses. A second feature shared by all particle comparatives is the presence of a specific comparative particle accompanying (usually, preceding) the standard NP. A particle comparativeis are attested for example for English, French, and Russian.