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Universal 359:

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Universal 359:

Original
If in a language an incorporated direct object follows the verb stem, then the autonomous subject follows the predicate.
Standardized
IF an incorporated direct object follows the verb stem, THEN the autonomous subject follows the predicate.
Keywords
incorporation, verb, order, direct object, subject
Domain
morphology, syntax
Type
implication
Status
achronic
Quality
absolute
Basis
languages surveyed in Kozinsky 1981
Source
Kozinsky 1981
Counterexamples

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  1. FP
    FP
    1. May 2020

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