Universal #357
Legacy number: 357
| Number | 356 |
| Original | In the languages where the verb agrees with subject and object, if forms like V-s are the only possible ones, then the dominant order is SV. |
| Standardized | Whenever there is verb agreement with subject and object, IF the orderings of agreement markers on verbs is always V-s, THEN basic word order is SV. |
| Keywords | verb agreement, subject, affix-order, order, SV |
| Domain | inflection, syntax |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | languages surveyed in Kozinsky 1981 |
| Source | Kozinsky 1981 |
Discussion
Counterexamples
Squamish, Shuswap (both Salish), Quileute (Chimakuan), Coos (Coosan), Siuslaw (isolate), Kwakiutl (Wakashan), Zapotek (Oto-Manguean) (Kozinsky 1981)
Notes
And where are o and O supposed to be?
Comment
And where are o and O supposed to be?
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