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| Source | unpublished statements of Keenan’s, reproduced in D.Payne 1990: 13 |
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