Timeline for Why do dominant VSO languages all have SVO as an alternative word order?
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| Nov 25, 2023 at 20:41 | vote | accept | Quinali Solaji | ||
| Nov 24, 2023 at 19:31 | comment | added | Draconis♦ | @QuinaliSolaji Yep! According to Minimalism, a VSO language is actually an SVO language plus a movement rule, and any loopholes or exceptions in that movement rule would produce SVO in certain contexts. | |
| Nov 24, 2023 at 19:21 | comment | added | Quinali Solaji | So for a VSO language, SVO would result as a loophole that prevents the further movement of the verb in certain contexts. | |
| Nov 21, 2023 at 21:28 | history | answered | Draconis♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |