Universal #1347
Legacy number: 1347
| Number | 1343 |
| Original | Adpositional phrases more often precede the verb in OV languages and more often follow the verb in VO languages. |
| Standardized | IF basic order is OV, THEN the adpositional phrase precedes the verb. IF basic order is VO, THEN the adpositional phrase follows the verb. |
| Formula | O V ⇒ PP V; V O ⇒ V PP |
| Keywords | order, OV, VO, adpositional phrase |
| Domain | syntax |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | sample of 543 languages in Dryer 1992 |
| Source | Dryer 1992: 92 |
Discussion
Notes
This universal is a part of Dryer’s Branching Direction Theory (BDT) discussed in Dryer 1992: 108-118.
Comment
This universal is a part of Dryer's Branching Direction Theory (BDT) discussed in Dryer 1992: 108-118.
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