Universal #1218

Legacy number: 1218

 Number  1214
 Original  If there are local cases, then basic word order tends to be SVO or SOV.
 Standardized  IF there are local cases, THEN basic word order tends to be SVO or SOV.
 Formula  local cases ⇒ SVO or SOV
 Keywords  case, local, word order, SOV, SVO
 Domain  inflection, syntax
 Type  implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  statistical
 Basis  sample of 50 languages in Kahr 1975; languages mentioned in Stolz 1992
 Source  Kahr 1975: 26; Stolz 1992: 29

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Cf. #107.
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Frans Plank · 3 Aug 2006
Cf. <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=107"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">