Universal #1280

Legacy number: 1280

 Number  1276
 Original  If a language of the unitransitive SVO type has different relative orders depending upon whether the direct object is marked or unmarked, the order is SVDO with s unmarked indirect object and SVOD with a marked indirect object.
 Standardized  IF indirect object is unmarked, THEN SVDO.
IF indirect object is marked, THEN SVOD.
 Keywords  bitransitive clause, unitransitive clause, order, indirect , direct object
 Domain  syntax
 Type  implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute
 Basis  sample of 107 languages in Blansitt 1973
 Source  Blansitt 1973: 20

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