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Universal 1346: PP-V ⇔ Adv V;
V-PP ⇔ V Adv

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Universal 1346: PP-V ⇔ Adv V;
V-PP ⇔ V Adv

Original
Adverbs of manner overwhelmingly precede verbs in languages where adpositional phrases (PP = prepositional or postpositional phrase) precede verbs, and vice versa.
In languages where adpositional phrases (PP = prepositional or postpositional phrase) precede verbs almost as overwhelmingly adverbs of manner follow verbs, and vice versa.
Standardized
IF adpositional phrases precede verbs, THEN overwhelmingly adverbs of manner precede verbs, and vice versa.
IF adpositional phrases follow verbs, THEN – almost as overwhelmingly – also adverbs of manner follow verbs, and vice versa.
Keywords
order, manner adverb, adpositional phrase, verb, object
Domain
syntax
Type
mutual implication
Status
achronic
Quality
statistical
Basis
sample of 543 languages in Dryer 1992
Source
Dryer 1992: 122-123
Counterexamples

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    1. May 2020

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