Universal 1534: verb-initial ⇒ QSent

Universal 1534: verb-initial ⇒ QSent

Original

In verb-initial languages, the question particle, if any, occurs sentence initial in yes-no questions.

Standardized

IF word order is verb-initial, THEN the question particle (if there is any) occurs sentence-initially.

Keywords

order, verb-initial, yes-no question, question marker

Domain

syntax

Type

implication

Status

achronic

Quality

statistical

Basis

unknown

Source

unpublished statements of Keenan’s, reproduced in D.Payne 1990: 12

Counterexamples