If in a language with dominant SOV order there is no alternative basic order, or only OSV as the alternative, then all adverbial modifiers of the verb likewise precede the verb.
Standardized
IF SOV is the dominant order and there is no alternative basic order or only OSV as the alternative, THEN all adverbial modifiers of the verb likewise precede the verb.
1. Sanders 1972 suggested an alternative formulation to this universal (see #1404). 2. Cf. #664, where a general correlation between converbs and verb-final order is claimed. 3. Cf. #1339 for alternative basic orders.
1. Sanders 1972 suggested an alternative formulation to this universal (see #1404). 2. Cf. #664, where a general correlation between converbs and verb-final order is claimed. 3. Cf. #1339 for alternative basic orders.