Universal 1914:

Original: OV languages, on the whole, tend to have a marked accusative.
Standardized: IF basic order is OV, THEN the “promoted” direct object tends to be marked.
Keywords: order, OV, direct object, dative-shift, markedness
Domain: inflection, syntax
Type: implication
Status: achronic
Quality: absolute
Basis: languages surveyed in Givón 1984
Source: Givón 1984: 176

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