Universal #668
Legacy number: 668
| Number | 665 |
| Original | Yes-no question inversion implies a resultant VSO order. In periphrastic constructions the finite auxiliary always occupies the V slot of the inverted constituent order and precedes the main or non-finite verb. |
| Standardized | IF there is inversion of subject and verb in yes-no questions, THEN the resulting order is VSO (and the basic order will therefore be SVO). |
| Keywords | order, interrogative sentence, yes-no question, subject-verb inversion, periphrastic construction, auxiliary, finite verb |
| Domain | syntax |
| Type | implication |
| Status | achronic |
| Quality | absolute |
| Basis | 79 languages surveyed in Ultan 1978c |
| Source | Ultan 1978c: 231 |
Discussion
Notes
First part follows from #667.
Comment
First part follows from <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=667"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">.
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