Rara #80
Legacy number: 80
| Number | 80 |
| Phenomenon | (finite) verb-second word order in main declarative clauses generally optional, but obligatory if the first constituent is the unmarked narrative consecutive adverb 'then' (∂a, homonymous with the temporal conjunction 'when' introducing subordinate clauses, whose finite verb generally is final and never second) |
| Found in | Old English (Germanic, IE) |
| Domain | syntax — word order |
| Type | rarissimum |
| Keywords | V2 |
| Source | OE syntax |
| Violates | none |
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