Universal 1275:
- Original
- If the dominant unitransitive order is SVO, the dominant bitransitive order will be either SVDO or SVOD.
- Standardized
- IF the dominant unitransitive order is SVO, THEN the dominant bitransitive order will be either SVDO or SVOD.
- Keywords
- order, bitransitive clause, unitransitive clause
- Domain
- syntax
- Type
- implication
- Status
- achronic
- Quality
- absolute
- Basis
- sample of 107 languages in Blansitt 1973
- Source
- Blansitt 1973: 20
- Counterexamples