Universal #987

Legacy number: 987

 Number  983
 Original  If a language has an exceed comparative, then it is SVO.
 Standardized  IF there is an exceed comparative, THEN basic order is SVO.
 Formula  exceeded comparative ⇒ SVO
 Keywords  comparative, order, SVO
 Domain  syntax
 Type  implication
 Status  achronic
 Quality  statistical
 Basis  sample of 110 languages
 Source  Stassen 1984: 157

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Discussion
Notes
1. The exceed comparative is an instance of fixed-case comparative constructions in which the standard NP is invariably constructed as the direct object of a special transitive verb, the meaning of which can be glossed as ‘to exceed’, ‘to surpass’ or ‘to excel’.2. This statement is derived by transitivity from #992 and #996.
Comment
Frans Plank · 3 Aug 2006
1. The EXCEED COMPARATIVE is an instance of fixed-case comparative constructions in which the standard NP is invariably constructed as the direct object of a special transitive verb, the meaning of which can be glossed as 'to exceed', 'to surpass' or 'to excel'.

2. This statement is derived by transitivity from <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=992"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0"> and <a class="innerLink" href="browse.php?entry_id=996"><img src="../img/entry.gif" border="0">.