Universal 1536:

Original: In verb-initial languages, there is a tendency for many types of subordinate clauses to be finite.
Standardized: IF word order is verb-initial, THEN subordinate clauses tend to be finite.
Keywords: order, verb-initial, subordinate clause, finiteness
Domain: inflection, syntax
Type: implication
Status: achronic
Quality: statistical
Basis: unknown
Source: unpublished statements of Keenan’s, reproduced in D.Payne 1990

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