Universal 1151: VO ⇒ result predicates are V-adjacent or at the end of the VP;
OV ⇒ V-adjacent result predicates

Universal 1151: VO ⇒ result predicates are V-adjacent or at the end of the VP;
OV ⇒ V-adjacent result predicates

Original

In VO languages, result predicates are found in a V-adjacent position or at the end of the VP. In OV languages, the position of result predicates is invariably V-adjacent.

Standardized

IF basic order is VO, THEN the position of the result predicate is V-adjacent or at the end of the VP.
IF basic order is OV, THEN the position of the result predicate is invariably V-adjacent.

Keywords

order, VO, OV, result predicate

Domain

syntax

Type

implication

Status

achronic

Quality

absolute

Basis

English, German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic (all Germanic, Indo-European), Italian (Italic, Indo-European), Hungarian (Ugric, Uralic)

Source

Haider 1997: 3

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