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Universal 342:

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Universal 342:

Original
If the dominant position of the object with respect to the verb depends on morphological characteristics of the object, the dominant order is SV.
Standardized
IF the dominant position of the object with respect to the verb depends on morphological properties of the object, THEN the dominant order is SV.
Keywords
verb, subject, object, order
Domain
inflection, syntax
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
languages surveyed in Kozinsky 1981
Source
Kozinsky 1981
Counterexamples

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  1. FP
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    1. May 2020

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