• Map-Legend:
  • S-X-V
  • X-S-V
  • S-V-X
  • X-V-S
  • V-S-X
  • V-X-S
  • Mixed Data
  • No Data
LanguageQuestionSubquestionColorParameterValuePreference
Amharic13bS-X-V1P
Amharic13bX-S-V1S
Amharic13bX-V-S1S
Czech13bS-V-X1P
Czech13bX-V-S1S
Jula13bS-V-X1NA
Huarong Chinese13bS-X-V1
Huarong Chinese13bS-V-X1
Kazakh13bS-X-V1P
Kazakh13bX-S-V1S
Newari13bS-X-V1P
Newari13bX-S-V1S
Polish13bS-X-V0.5
Polish13bX-S-V0.5
Polish13bS-V-X1
Polish13bX-V-S0.5
Polish13bV-S-X0.5
Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian13bS-V-X1
Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian13bX-V-S1P
English13bS-V-X1
Standard German13bS-X-V1S
Standard German13bX-S-V1P
Standard German13bS-V-X1S
Standard German13bX-V-S1P
Upper Sorbian13bS-X-V1S
Upper Sorbian13bX-S-V1P
Upper Sorbian13bS-V-X0.5NA

(13) Is there word order variation in examples with a theme marked as an S argument that is marked for information structure?

Alternatives to be checked: S-X-V / X-S-V / S-V-X / X-V-S / V-S-X / V-X-S

I. Psychological verbs
b) questioned non-theme argument

Prompt: Who does the car please?

The car pleases my father. (S-V-X)

Explanation: Please try to re-use the lexical material of (9) if possible, so that we get minimal pairs.

Background: This question addresses possibilities of scrambling and freedom of word order.