Universal #892

Legacy number: 892

 Number  889
 Original  OV languages tend to have suffixes and VO languages prefixes.
 Standardized  IF the word order is OV, THEN there are suffixes.
IF the word order is VO, THEN there are prefixes.
 Formula  OV ⇒ suffixes;
VO ⇒ prefixes
 Keywords  VO, OV, order, suffix, prefix
 Domain  morphology, syntax
 Type  implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  statistical
 Basis  languages in Lehmann 1973, Lehmann 1974, Lehmann 1978 a-d
 Source  W.P.Lehmann 1973, W.P.Lehmann 1974, W.P.Lehmann 1978 a-d, as summarized in Plank 1996, Plank 1998

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Discussion
Counterexamples
Bella Coola (=Nuxalk)(Salish): VO & suffixes;Tumpisa Shoshone (=Panamint) (Uto-Aztecan): OV & prefixes;Ahousat Nuuchahnulth (=Nootka) (Wakashan): VO & exclusive suffixing (Mithun 1999)
Notes
For similar and content-related statements see ## 414, 1593, 1594.
Comment
Frans Plank · 3 Aug 2006
For similar and content-related statements see <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=414"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">, <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=1593"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">, <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=1594"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">.