Universal #667
Legacy number: 667
| Number | 664 |
| Original | The presence of yes-no question inversion implies a basic order type in which subject precedes verb. |
| Standardized | IF there is inversion of subject and verb in yes-no questions, THEN subject precedes verb in basic order. |
| Formula | yes-no question inversion ⇒ SV (=subject precedes verb) |
| Keywords | order, interrogative sentence, yes-no question, subject-verb inversion |
| Domain | syntax |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | 79 languages surveyed in Ultan 1978c |
| Source | Ultan 1978c: 231 |
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