Keenan–Comrie hierarchy

GPTKB entity

Statements (16)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:linguistic_hierarchy
gptkbp:appliesTo languages of the world
gptkbp:describes relative clause accessibility
gptkbp:field gptkb:syntax
linguistics
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Edward_Keenan
gptkb:Bernard_Comrie
gptkbp:proposedBy 1977
gptkbp:relatedTo relative clauses
gptkbp:state hierarchy: subject > direct object > indirect object > oblique > genitive > object of comparison
subjects are more accessible to relativization than objects
gptkbp:usedIn typological studies
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ed_Keenan
gptkb:Edward_L._Keenan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Keenan–Comrie hierarchy

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