Universal 1024:

Original: If a language has a parts-of speech system of types 1-2/3 and has Predicate-initial basic word order, then it has HeadModifier basic word order within the predicate phrase.
Standardized: IF there is a parts-of speech system of types 1-2/3 and Predicate-initial basic word order, THEN there is Head Modifier basic word order within the predicate phrase.
Keywords: word class, order, head, modifier
Domain: syntax
Type: implication
Status
Quality: absolute
Basis: no data
Source: Hengeveld, Rijkhoff, & Siewierska 1997

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