Universal 1555: Original In verb-initial languages, sentential objects always follow the subject and are very commonly finite as opposed to the more usual non-finite/nominalized treatment…
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Universal 1555: Original In verb-initial languages, sentential objects always follow the subject and are very commonly finite as opposed to the more usual non-finite/nominalized treatment…
Universal 1554: verb-initial ⇒ V-Manner Adverb Original In verb-initial languages, manner adverbs follow the verb if they are a distinct category. Standardized IF word order…
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Universal 1553: verb-initial ⇒ Modal Verb, Aux Verb, Neg Verb, Desiderative Verb, Volition Verb Original In verb-initial languages, if expressed by morphemically independent forms, modals,…
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Universal 1552: Original In verb-initial and verb-final languages, but not in verb-medial ones, relative pronouns which code the case of the position relativized are rare.…
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Universal 1551: verb-initial ⇒ deletion V personal pronoun in positions relativized Original In verb-initial languages, occurrence of personal pronouns in positions relativized is fairly common,…
Universal 1550: verb-initial ⇒ N Rel Original In verb-initial languages the dominant order of relative clauses is always postnominal. Standardized IF word order is verb-initial,…
Universal 1549: verb-initial ⇒ N Gen Original With great regularity possessor NPs follow the head NP in verb-initial languages. Standardized IF word order is verb-initial,…
Universal 1548: verb-initial ⇒ several articles Original In verb-initial languages, the existence of several articles (definite, indefinite, specific, plural, proper noun) is much more common…
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Universal 1547: Original In verb-initial languages, the presence of definite articles distinct from demonstratives is much more common than in verb-final languages. Standardized IF word…
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Universal 1546: Original In verb-initial languages, there is probably less agreement of adjectives with common nouns than in verb-final languages, especially case agreement. Standardized The…