Universal #654

Legacy number: 654

 Number  651
 Original  Unlimited consonant clustering correlates with VS order, limitations on consonant clustering correlate with SV order.
 Standardized  IF there is unlimited consonant clustering, THEN basic order is VS, and vice versa.
IF there are limitations on consonant clustering, THEN basic order is SV, and vice versa.
 Formula  unlimited consonant clustering ⇔ VS order;
limitations on consonant clustering ⇔ SV order
 Keywords  order, subject, verb, SV, VS, consonant cluster
 Domain  phonology, syntax
 Type  mutual implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute
 Basis  unspecified
 Source  inferred from Byrne 1885: I, 27-28; II, 281-285 by Plank 1998

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See also #363.
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Frans Plank · 3 Aug 2006
See also <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?nentry_id=363"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">