Universal 1558: verb-initial ⇒ Causativized verb-Causativizing verb

Universal 1558: verb-initial ⇒ Causativized verb-Causativizing verb

Original

In verb-initial languages, causativized verbs follow the causativizing verb.

Standardized

IF word order is verb-initial, THEN causativized verbs follow the causativizing verb.

Keywords

order, verb-initial, verb, causative

Domain

inflection, syntax

Type

implication

Status

achronic

Quality

absolute?

Basis

unknown

Source

unpublished statements of Keenan’s, reproduced in D. Payne 1990: 15

Counterexamples