Universal #386
Legacy number: 386
| Number | 385 |
| Original | The most neutral position for focus in a language will be the position normally occupied by the direct object. |
| Standardized | The most neutral position for focus in a language will be the position normally occupied by the direct object. |
| Keywords | focus, direct object |
| Domain | syntax, pragmatics |
| Type | unconditional |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | statistical |
| Basis | a sample of 30 languages, see Gundel 1988: 210 |
| Source | Gundel 1988: 232 |
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