Verb-Object Bonding (VOB) relates to Tomlin’s Animated First Principle (AFP, cf. # 1290) and his Theme First Principle (TFP, cf. #382). Tomlin differentiates between universals and principles; it “should not be construed as an ‘absolute’ linguistic universal, but rather as one of a set of forces which interact to produce the distribution of the basic constituent order types.” (Tomlin 1986: 102).Based on these findings, Tomlin (1986: 124) formulates the Principle of Maximal Realization (MRP): “The ideal basic constituent order for a given verb position is one in which the three principles, AFP, TFP, and VOB are maximized.”
Verb-Object Bonding (VOB) relates to Tomlin’s Animated First Principle (AFP, cf. # 1290) and his Theme First Principle (TFP, cf. #382). Tomlin differentiates between universals and principles; it “should not be construed as an ‘absolute’ linguistic universal, but rather as one of a set of forces which interact to produce the distribution of the basic constituent order types.” (Tomlin 1986: 102).Based on these findings, Tomlin (1986: 124) formulates the Principle of Maximal Realization (MRP): “The ideal basic constituent order for a given verb position is one in which the three principles, AFP, TFP, and VOB are maximized.”