Universal 1426: OV ⇒ Subordinate-Main;
VO ⇒ Subordinate-Main & Main-Subordinate; OV/VO ⇒ Subordinate-Main & Main-Subordinate

Universal 1426: OV ⇒ Subordinate-Main;
VO ⇒ Subordinate-Main & Main-Subordinate; OV/VO ⇒ Subordinate-Main & Main-Subordinate

Original

In the majority of OV languages, adverbial clause always precede the main clause, unless they are extraposed for specific pragmatic reasons.
In (almost) all VO and OV/VO languages, adverbial clauses may precede or follow the associated main clause.

Standardized

If the word order is OV, THEN adverbial clause always precede the main clause.
If the word order is VO or OV/VO, THEN adverbial clause may precede or follow the main clause.

Keywords

order, OV, VO, clause, main, subordinate

Domain

syntax

Type

implication

Status

achronic

Quality

statistical

Basis

sample of 42 languages in Diessel 1999

Source

Diessel 1999

Counterexamples

Georgian (South Caucasian), Supyire (Gur, Niger-Congo), Persian, Punjabi (both Indo-Iranian): In these OV languages, adverbial clauses may precede or follow the associated main clause.For the second part: Cantonese (Sinitic, Sino-Tibetan).