Universal #1341

Legacy number: 1341

 Number  1337
 Original  The more marked a basic word order is, the stronger the tendency towards having a less marked alternative word order.

Hierarchy of Markedness of basic word orders:
SOV < SVO < OVS < VOS < VSO < OSV
 Standardized  The more marked a basic word order is, the stronger the tendency towards having a less marked alternative word order.

Hierarchy of Markedness of basic word orders:
SOV < SVO < OVS < VOS < VSO < OSV
 Keywords  order
 Domain  syntax
 Type  implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute
 Basis  languages mentioned in Moreno 1987
 Source  Moreno 1987: 188-189

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Discussion
Notes
Cf. Dezsö’s implications concerning basic vs. alternative word orders in #1339.
Comment
Frans Plank · 3 Aug 2006
Cf. Dezsö's implications concerning basic vs. alternative word orders in <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=1339"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">.