1. May 2020 FP One Comment Universal 498: OV ⇒ Subordinate-Main verb Posted in Universals Archive Universal 498: OV ⇒ Subordinate-Main verb Original If the nominal object always precedes the verb, then verb forms subordinate to the main verb also precede it. Standardized IF the nominal object always precedes the verb, THEN verb forms subordinate to the main verb also precede it. Keywords order, object, noun, verb, subordinate Domain syntax Type implication Status achronic Quality absolute Basis 30 languages of Greenberg 1963 sample Source Greenberg 1963: 84, #13 Counterexamples Previous Post nonesuch 13 Next Post nonesuch 1 FP View more posts One Comment FP Cf. Keenan’s claim for verb-initial languages (#1561): In verb-initial languages, verbal forms subordinate to the to the “main” verb (e.g. complements of verbs like ‘want’, ‘try’, etc.) always follow the main verb. 1. May 2020 Comments are closed.
FP Cf. Keenan’s claim for verb-initial languages (#1561): In verb-initial languages, verbal forms subordinate to the to the “main” verb (e.g. complements of verbs like ‘want’, ‘try’, etc.) always follow the main verb. 1. May 2020
Cf. Keenan’s claim for verb-initial languages (#1561): In verb-initial languages, verbal forms subordinate to the to the “main” verb (e.g. complements of verbs like ‘want’, ‘try’, etc.) always follow the main verb.