Universal #1552

Legacy number: 1552

 Number  1548
 Original  In verb-initial languages, the existence of several articles (definite, indefinite, specific, plural, proper noun) is much more common than in verb-final languages.
 Standardized  IF word order is verb-initial, THEN thhe existence of several articles (definite, indefinite, specific, plural, proper noun) is much more common than if word order is verb-final.
 Formula  verb-initial ⇒ several articles
 Keywords  order, verb-initial, article
 Domain  syntax
 Type  implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  statistical
 Basis  unknown
 Source  unpublished statements of Keenan’s, reproduced in D.Payne 1990: 13

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