Universal 180: case-marking (Subj &DO) ⇒ SOV

Universal 180: case-marking (Subj &DO) ⇒ SOV

Original

Case-marking for subject vs. object correlates positively with SOV and negatively with SVO.

Standardized

IF there is case marking for subject vs. object, THEN basic order is SOV.

Keywords

order, SOV, case, subject, direct object

Domain

inflection, syntax

Type

implication

Status

achronic

Quality

statistical

Basis

sample of Stassen 1992

Source

Stassen 1992 (via Hurford & Kirby)

Counterexamples