Adjectives (Adj) generally appear in relation to nouns, either as an attribute of the noun or as the predicate of the sentence. However, some languages allow for adjectives to appear in sentences that lack a noun, where they serve the function of the noun (AdjNoN). The various types of this construction are detailed in this parameter.

Types:

Adj=N: The language does not have a clear distinction between nouns and adjectives, and so the use of adjectives as nouns is not relevant.

Adj=V: The language does not have a clear distinction between adjectives and verbs, and so the use of adjectives as nouns is not relevant.

NoAdjNoN: Adjectives cannot appear without a noun.

AdjNoN=Adj: Adjectives can appear without a noun; the bare adjective appears with no morphological change.

AdjNoNPref: Adjectives can appear without a noun; this requires the use of a nominalizer prefix.

AdjNoNSuff: Adjectives can appear without a noun; this requires the use of a nominalizer suffix.

WAdjNoN: Adjectives can appear without a noun; this requires the use of a given word before the adjective.

AdjNoNW: Adjectives can appear without a noun; this requires the use of a given word after the adjective.

AdjNoNMix: Adjectives can appear without a noun; this requires the use of a strategy other than those listed above, or some combination of the above.[1]

[1] Other strategies may include the use of tone or phonological stress. Any application of this value should be accompanied by a description in the commentary.