Universal #1544
Legacy number: 1544
| Number | 1540 |
| Original | In verb-initial languages, speech act indicators (e.g. question particles, etc.) are normally sentence initial, though other positions are possible. |
| Standardized | IF word order is verb-initial, THEN speech act indicators (e.g. question particles, etc.) are normally sentence initial. |
| Keywords | order, verb-initial, speech act indicator, question particle |
| Domain | syntax |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | unknown |
| Source | unpublished statements of Keenan’s, reproduced in D.Payne 1990 |
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