Universal #1279
Legacy number: 1279
| Number | 1275 |
| Original | If the dominant unitransitive order is SVO, the dominant bitransitive order will be either SVDO or SVOD. |
| Standardized | IF the dominant unitransitive order is SVO, THEN the dominant bitransitive order will be either SVDO or SVOD. |
| Keywords | order, bitransitive clause, unitransitive clause |
| Domain | syntax |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | sample of 107 languages in Blansitt 1973 |
| Source | Blansitt 1973: 20 |
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