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.
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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.