1. May 2020 FP One Comment Universal 1412: Posted in Universals Archive Universal 1412: Original All languages have constructions whose primary function is to place new or contrastive topics at the beginning of the sentence. Standardized All languages have constructions whose primary function is to place new or contrastive topics at the beginning of the sentence. Keywords topic, comment, order Domain syntax Type unconditional Status achronic Quality absolute Basis a sample of 30 languages, see Gundel 1988: 210;100 languages of Mallinson & Blake 1981 sample- see Mallinson & Blake 1981: 134-144 Source Mallinson & Blake 1981: 151, Gundel 1988: 231 Counterexamples Previous Post nonesuch 13 Next Post nonesuch 1 FP View more posts One Comment FP 1. Mallinson & Blake: More topical material tends to come nearer to the beginning of the clause (to the left) than non-topical material. 2. Cf. ##382, 1417, 1418. 1. May 2020 Comments are closed.
FP 1. Mallinson & Blake: More topical material tends to come nearer to the beginning of the clause (to the left) than non-topical material. 2. Cf. ##382, 1417, 1418. 1. May 2020
1. Mallinson & Blake: More topical material tends to come nearer to the beginning of the clause (to the left) than non-topical material. 2. Cf. ##382, 1417, 1418.