Universal #1558
Legacy number: 1558
| Number | 1554 |
| Original | In verb-initial languages, manner adverbs follow the verb if they are a distinct category. |
| Standardized | IF word order is verb-initial, THEN manner adverbs, if they are a distinct category, follow the verb. |
| Formula | verb-initial ⇒ V-Manner Adverb |
| Keywords | order, verb-initial, manner adverb |
| Domain | syntax |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | unknown |
| Source | unpublished statements of Keenan’s, reproduced in D.Payne 1990: 14 |
Discussion
Notes
Cf. Dryer’s correlation for VO-languages: #1349.
Comment
Cf. Dryer's correlation for VO-languages: <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=1349"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">.
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