Universal #1169
Legacy number: 1169
| Number | 1165 |
| Original | Whenever order correlates with definiteness, the definite element tends to be placed at the beginning of the sentence. |
| Standardized | Whenever order correlates with definiteness, the definite element tends to be placed at the beginning of the sentence. |
| Keywords | order, definiteness |
| Domain | syntax |
| Type | no genuine implication; rather: provided that |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | 106 languages surveyed in Moravcsik 1969 |
| Source | Moravcsik 1969: 66 |
Discussion
Notes
But there are Comment-before-Topic lgs. [Give references]
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But there are Comment-before-Topic lgs. [Give references]
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