Universal #1919
Legacy number: 1919
| Number | 1913 |
| Original | VO languages tend to have an unmarked accusative. |
| Standardized | IF basic order is VO, THEN the "promoted" direct object tends to be unmarked. |
| Keywords | order, VO, direct object, dative-shift, markedness |
| Domain | inflection, syntax |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | languages surveyed in Givón 1984 |
| Source | Givón 1984: 176 |
Discussion
Notes
Givon’s examples are KinyaRwanda, Nez Perce
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Givón's examples are KinyaRwanda, Nez Perce
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