Universal #295
Legacy number: 295
| Number | 294 |
| Original | In all languages: if there is VSO, SVO, SOV, then the verb has prefixes and suffixes. |
| Standardized | IF basic order is VSO, SVO, or SOV, THEN the verb has prefixes and suffixes. |
| Keywords | order, VSO, SVO, SOV, prefix, suffix |
| Domain | morphology, syntax |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | unspecified |
| Source | see Vardul’ 1969, referring to Rozdestvenskij |
Discussion
Counterexamples
Baltic Finnic languages: basic word order is SVO, but there are only suffixes and no prefixes.
Notes
The relevant languages are all SO. It is not so obvious why this should have implications for verbal affixes.
Comment
The relevant languages are all SO. It is not so obvious why this should have implications for verbal affixes.
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