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According to Greenberg’s 6th universal, "All languages with dominant VSO order have SVO as an alternative or as the only alternative basic order."

Why are dominant VSO languages predisposed to allow SVO as an alternative?

My next question would be asking for examples from mainly VSO languages performing SVO.

Edit: I understand that this universal may not be 100% accurate. I’m mainly asking about the broader trend of VSO/SVO alternation.

According to Greenberg’s 6th universal, "All languages with dominant VSO order have SVO as an alternative or as the only alternative basic order."

Why are dominant VSO languages predisposed to allow SVO as an alternative?

My next question would be asking for examples from mainly VSO languages performing SVO.

According to Greenberg’s 6th universal, "All languages with dominant VSO order have SVO as an alternative or as the only alternative basic order."

Why are dominant VSO languages predisposed to allow SVO as an alternative?

My next question would be asking for examples from mainly VSO languages performing SVO.

Edit: I understand that this universal may not be 100% accurate. I’m mainly asking about the broader trend of VSO/SVO alternation.

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Why do dominant VSO languages all have SVO as an alternative word order?

According to Greenberg’s 6th universal, "All languages with dominant VSO order have SVO as an alternative or as the only alternative basic order."

Why are dominant VSO languages predisposed to allow SVO as an alternative?

My next question would be asking for examples from mainly VSO languages performing SVO.