CHAOS
  • Map-Legend:
  • A-O-V
  • A-V-O
  • V-A-O
  • O-A-V
  • O-V-A
  • V-O-A
  • Mixed Data
  • No Data
LanguageQuestionSubquestionColorParameterValuePreference
Akan12cA-V-O1
Amharic12cA-O-V1
Ika12cA-O-V1P
Ika12cO-A-V1S
Bernese German12cA-O-V1
Bwamu12cA-V-O1
Czech12cA-V-O1
Czech12cO-V-A0.5
Jula12cA-O-V1
Ninkaré12cA-V-O1
Finnish12cA-V-O1
Gagauz12cA-O-V1UP
Gagauz12cA-V-O1UP
Gagauz12cV-A-O1UP
Gagauz12cO-A-V1UP
Gagauz12cO-V-A1UP
Gagauz12cV-O-A1UP
Mongolian12cA-O-V1
Huarong Chinese12cA-V-O1
Ancash Quechua12cA-O-V1P
Ancash Quechua12cA-V-O1S
Ancash Quechua12cV-A-O1S
Ancash Quechua12cO-A-V1S
Ancash Quechua12cO-V-A1S
Ancash Quechua12cV-O-A1S
Hungarian12cA-O-V1
Indonesian12cA-V-O1
Italian12cA-V-O1
Jejueo12cA-O-V1
Kangle Chinese12cV-O-A1
Kazakh12cA-O-V1
Standard Mandarin12cA-O-V1UP
Standard Mandarin12cA-V-O1UP
Standard Mandarin12cO-A-V0.5
Marathi12cA-O-V1
Mopan Maya12cA-O-V1P
Mopan Maya12cA-V-O1S
Mooré12cA-V-O1
Kurux12cA-O-V1
Nepali12cA-O-V1
Newari12cA-O-V1
Turkish12cA-O-V1S
Turkish12cO-A-V1P
Turkish12cO-V-A1S
Kannada12cA-O-V1UP
Kannada12cA-V-O1UP
Polish12cA-V-O1
Slovene12cA-O-V1UP
Slovene12cA-V-O1UP
Slovene12cV-A-O0.5
Slovene12cO-A-V1UP
Slovene12cO-V-A1UP
Slovene12cV-O-A0.5
Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian12cA-V-O1
Cochabamba Quechua12cA-O-V1
English12cA-V-O1
Standard German12cA-O-V1UP
Standard German12cO-A-V1UP
Thai12cA-V-O1
Upper Sorbian12cA-O-V1S
Upper Sorbian12cA-V-O1P
Vietnamese12cA-V-O1NA
Oromo12cA-O-V1

(12) Is there word order variation in which the O precedes the A in transitive clauses that are marked for information structure?

Alternatives to be checked: A-O-V / A-V-O / V-A-O vs. O-A-V / O-V-A / V-O-A

c) contrastive topic, A

Prompt: What did my father buy?

I don't know, but Mary bought a dog. (A-V-O)

Explanation: Please check whether an O can precede an A argument that is marked as topic, contrast, or focus, independent of whether any additional elements can occur in the construction (e.g., adverbs). Avoid mass nouns as objects.

Background: This question addresses the freedom of word order.