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 |
Discussion
Notes
This confirms Greenberg’s statement (1963: 83), here #498.
Comment
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">.
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