Month: May 2020

Universal 355: (o-V-s) & ¬(s-V-o) ⇒ dominant order is SOV Original In the languages where the verb agrees with subject and object, if there are…

Universal 354: (s-V-o) & ¬(o-V-s) ⇒ verb-initial Original In the languages where the verb agrees with subject and object, if there are forms like s-V-o,…

Universal 353: Original If in a language the dominant order is OS, then the order VS is also dominant. Standardized IF the dominant order is…

Universal 352: Original In a dominant order not more than one of these principles – i.e. , , – can be violated. Standardized In a…

Universal 351: Original In a dominant order the subject and the object are juxtaposed, i.e. no verb is placed between them. Standardized In a dominant…

Universal 350: Original In a dominant order the object and the verb are juxtaposed, i.e. no subject is placed between them. Standardized In a dominant…

Universal 349: Original If VSO order is one of the alternative orders, then VOS is also one of the alternative orders. Standardized IF VSO is…

Universal 348: Original If SOV is a dominant order, then OVS is one of the alternative orders. Standardized IF SOV is a dominant order, THEN…

Universal 347: Original If VS order is not recessive, neither is VO order. Standardized IF VS order is not recessive, THEN VO order is not…

Universal 346: Original If the order OV is not recessive, the order SV is not recessive as well. Standardized IF the order OV is not…