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Universal 1276:

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Universal 1276:

Original
If a language of the unitransitive SVO type has different relative orders depending upon whether the direct object is marked or unmarked, the order is SVDO with s unmarked indirect object and SVOD with a marked indirect object.
Standardized
IF indirect object is unmarked, THEN SVDO.
IF indirect object is marked, THEN SVOD.
Keywords
bitransitive clause, unitransitive clause, order, indirect , direct object
Domain
syntax
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
sample of 107 languages in Blansitt 1973
Source
Blansitt 1973: 20
Counterexamples

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    1. May 2020

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