Universal #669

Legacy number: 669

 Number  666
 Original  If a language has information question inversion, question words are almost always sentence initial.
 Standardized  IF there is inversion in information questions, THEN question words are almost always sentence initial.
 Formula  information question inversion ⇒ question words are sentence initial
 Keywords  information question, inversion, question word, order
 Domain  syntax
 Type  implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  absolute
 Basis  79 languages surveyed in Ultan 1978c
 Source  Ultan 1978c: 231

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Discussion
Notes
This confirms Greenberg’s statement (1963: 83), here #498.
Comment
Frans Plank · 3 Aug 2006
This confirms Greenberg's statement (Greenberg 1963: 83), here <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=498"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">.