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Universal 26: <\/h3>\n
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Original<\/dt>\n
In all languages that mark a constituent preposed to the noun for inflectional categories such as number, gender, or case, constituents postposed to the noun will also carry such marking.<\/dd>\n
Standardized<\/dt>\n
IF prenominal constituents are marked for inflectional categories such as number, gender, or case, THEN constituents of the same class will also carry such marking when in postnominal position.<\/dd>\n
Keywords<\/dt>\n
order, agreement, NP, number, gender, case<\/dd>\n
Domain<\/dt>\n
inflection, syntax<\/dd>\n
Type<\/dt>\n
implication<\/dd>\n
Status<\/dt>\n
achronic<\/dd>\n
Quality<\/dt>\n
absolute<\/dd>\n
Basis<\/dt>\n
Greenberg\u00b4s universal #40<\/dd>\n
Source<\/dt>\n
Moravcsik 1995<\/a>: 472, #G9<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Counterexamples<\/dt>\n
German: There are a number of adjectives that can be postnominal as well as prenominal in the standard language, and in archaic, poetic language further adjectives can also follow their nouns; e.g.\t1.\tpur-er \t\t\tWhisky \tvs. \tWhisky \tpur \t\t[pure-MascSgNomStrong \twhisky \tvs. \twhisky pure (uninflected)] \t2.\tmein \tselig-er \tMann \tvs. \tmein Mann selig\t\t[my \tlate-Infl \thusband \tvs. \tmy husband late]\t3. \trot-es \t\tR\u00f6slein \tvs. \tR\u00f6slein rot\t\t[red-Infl \trose \t\tvs. \trose red]Also, some relevant words are adjectival when prenominal, and inflect regularly for agreement, but when postnominal they are adverbial and inflectionally invariable:4. \tdas heut-ig-e Konzert \t vs. \tdas Konzert heute\tthe today-Adjct-NeutSgNomWeak concert \t vs. \tthe concert todaySee Plank 1977: 27-34, 57-58.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Universal 26: Original In all languages that mark a constituent preposed to the noun for inflectional categories such as number, gender, or case, constituents postposed…<\/p>\n

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