Universal #181

Legacy number: 181

 Number  181
 Original  An NP-conjunctive that has the same form as the comitative marker correlates positively with SVO, and negatively with SOV. VSO does not show significant correlation on this parameter.
 Standardized  IF the marker for NP conjunction has the same form as the comitative marker, THEN basic order is SVO and not SOV.
 Formula  NP-conjunctive (=Comit) ⇒ SVO
 Keywords  order, SVO, NP, coordination, conjunction, comitative
 Domain  syntax
 Type  mutual implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  statistical
 Basis  ?
 Source  Stassen 1992 (via Hurford & Kirby)

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