In verb-initial languages, the existence of several articles (definite, indefinite, specific, plural, proper noun) is much more common than in verb-final languages.
Standardized
IF word order is verb-initial, THEN thhe existence of several articles (definite, indefinite, specific, plural, proper noun) is much more common than if word order is verb-final.
Keywords
order, verb-initial, article
Domain
syntax
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
statistical
Basis
unknown
Source
unpublished statements of Keenan’s, reproduced in D.Payne 1990: 13
