Month: May 2020

Universal 1315: scrambling ⇒ head-final order Original Scrambling is limited to head-final contexts. Standardized IF there is scrambling, THEN the order is head-final. Keywords scrambling,…

Universal 1314: Original The various classes of adverbs (AdvPs) enter a rigidly ordered sequence, which is the same across languages. And if one sets aside…

Universal 1313: Head-Modifier ⇒ Given name-Family name;Modifier-Head ⇒ Family name-Given name Original There is a tendency that, in postspecifying languages (i.e., specified-specifier, head-modifier), the order…

Universal 1312: Original Every minuend is a base of the system or a multiple of the base. Standardized In numeral systems, every minuend is a…

Universal 1311: SOV ⇒ causative affixes on V are suffixed Original If a language has SOV, causative affixes on verb (if any) are suffixed with…

Universal 1310: Original Valence affixes on verb (i.e. intransitive/transitive/ditransitive affixes), if there are any, are suffixed with more than chance frequency. Standardized IF there are…

Universal 1309: postposition ⇒ aspect affixes on V are suffixed Original If a language is postpositional, aspect affixes on verb (if any) are suffixed with…

Universal 1308: SOV ⇒ tense affixes on V are suffixed Original If a language has SOV, tense affixes on verb (if any) are suffixed with…

Universal 1307: postposition ⇒ tense affixes on V are suffixed Original If a language is postpositional, tense affixes on verb (if any) are suffixed with…

Universal 1306: SOV ⇒ Mood affixes on V are suffixed Original If a language has SOV, mood affixes on verb (if any) are suffixed with…