Universal #1538
Legacy number: 1538
| Number | 1534 |
| Original | In verb-initial languages, the question particle, if any, occurs sentence initial in yes-no questions. |
| Standardized | IF word order is verb-initial, THEN the question particle (if there is any) occurs sentence-initially. |
| Formula | verb-initial ⇒ QSent |
| Keywords | order, verb-initial, yes-no question, question marker |
| Domain | syntax |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | unknown |
| Source | unpublished statements of Keenan’s, reproduced in D.Payne 1990: 12 |
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