Universal 1691: absolute anterior consecutive deranking ⇒ SOV

Universal 1691: absolute anterior consecutive deranking ⇒ SOV

Original

Languages with absolute anterior consecutive deranking typically have SOV word order.

Standardized

IF there is absolute anterior consecutive deranking, THEN basic order is SOV.

Keywords

deranking, order, SOV

Domain

syntax

Type

implication

Status

achronic

Quality

statistical

Basis

sample of 110 languages

Source

Stassen 1985: 93

Counterexamples