Universal 1337:
- Original
- The more marked a basic word order is, the stronger the tendency towards having a less marked alternative word order.
Hierarchy of Markedness of basic word orders:
SOV < SVO < OVS < VOS < VSO < OSV - Standardized
- The more marked a basic word order is, the stronger the tendency towards having a less marked alternative word order.
Hierarchy of Markedness of basic word orders:
SOV < SVO < OVS < VOS < VSO < OSV - Keywords
- order
- Domain
- syntax
- Type
- implication
- Status
- achronic
- Quality
- absolute
- Basis
- languages mentioned in Moreno 1987
- Source
- Moreno 1987: 188-189
- Counterexamples
Cf. Dezsö’s implications concerning basic vs. alternative word orders in #1339.