Universal 1413:

Original: All languages have constructions whose function is to place focus at the beginning of the sentence and old, already established topics at the end.
Standardized: All languages have constructions whose function is to place focus at the beginning of the sentence and old, already established topics at the end.
Keywords: topic, comment, order, focus
Domain: syntax
Type: unconditional
Status: achronic
Quality: absolute
Basis: a sample of 30 languages, see Gundel 1988: 210
Source: Gundel 1988: 231

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