Universal #501
Legacy number: 501
| Number | 499 |
| Original | In conditional statements, the conditional clause precedes the conclusion as the normal order in all languages. |
| Standardized | In conditional statements, the conditional clause precedes the conclusion as the normal order in all languages. |
| Keywords | clause combining, conditional clause, order |
| Domain | syntax |
| Type | unconditional |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute? |
| Basis | 30 languages of Greenberg 1963 sample |
| Source | Greenberg 1963: 84, #14 |
Discussion
Notes
For more discussion of the iconic structure of conditional clauses, see Traugott 1974, Haiman 1978.
Comment
For more discussion of the iconic structure of conditional clauses, see Traugott 1974, Haiman 1978.
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