L-Parameter: Comparative construction: Standard-adjective

From Contribution: Sinitic between Altaic and Mainland Southeast Asia

This refers to the "Compare" construction involving the order Marker-Standard-Adjective (e.g. bǐ tā gāo 'compare him tall'). This head-final pattern predominates in Northern Sinitic and correlates with the OV typology of Altaic languages.

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