Universal 1343: O V ⇒ PP V;
V O ⇒ V PP

Universal 1343: O V ⇒ PP V;
V O ⇒ V PP

Original

Adpositional phrases more often precede the verb in OV languages and more often follow the verb in VO languages.

Standardized

IF basic order is OV, THEN the adpositional phrase precedes the verb.
IF basic order is VO, THEN the adpositional phrase follows the verb.

Keywords

order, OV, VO, adpositional phrase

Domain

syntax

Type

implication

Status

achronic

Quality

statistical

Basis

sample of 543 languages in Dryer 1992

Source

Dryer 1992: 92

Counterexamples