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Universal 502: pronominal object follows the verb ⇒ nominal object follows the verb

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Universal 502: pronominal object follows the verb ⇒ nominal object follows the verb

Original
If the pronominal object follows the verb, so does the nominal object.
Standardized
IF the pronominal object follows the verb, THEN the nominal object also does.
Keywords
order, verb, object, noun, pronoun
Domain
syntax
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute?
Basis
30 languages of Greenberg 1963 sample
Source
Greenberg 1963: 91, #25
Counterexamples

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  1. FP
    FP
    1. May 2020

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