- Map-Legend:
- S-X-V
- X-S-V
- S-V-X
- X-V-S
- V-S-X
- V-X-S
- Mixed Data
- No Data
Language | Question | Subquestion | Color | Parameter | Value | Preference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amharic | 13 | b | S-X-V | 1 | P | |
Amharic | 13 | b | X-S-V | 1 | S | |
Amharic | 13 | b | X-V-S | 1 | S | |
Czech | 13 | b | S-V-X | 1 | P | |
Czech | 13 | b | X-V-S | 1 | S | |
Jula | 13 | b | S-V-X | 1 | NA | |
Huarong Chinese | 13 | b | S-X-V | 1 | ||
Huarong Chinese | 13 | b | S-V-X | 1 | ||
Kazakh | 13 | b | S-X-V | 1 | P | |
Kazakh | 13 | b | X-S-V | 1 | S | |
Newari | 13 | b | S-X-V | 1 | P | |
Newari | 13 | b | X-S-V | 1 | S | |
Polish | 13 | b | S-X-V | 0.5 | ||
Polish | 13 | b | X-S-V | 0.5 | ||
Polish | 13 | b | S-V-X | 1 | ||
Polish | 13 | b | X-V-S | 0.5 | ||
Polish | 13 | b | V-S-X | 0.5 | ||
Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian | 13 | b | S-V-X | 1 | ||
Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian | 13 | b | X-V-S | 1 | P | |
English | 13 | b | S-V-X | 1 | ||
Standard German | 13 | b | S-X-V | 1 | S | |
Standard German | 13 | b | X-S-V | 1 | P | |
Standard German | 13 | b | S-V-X | 1 | S | |
Standard German | 13 | b | X-V-S | 1 | P | |
Upper Sorbian | 13 | b | S-X-V | 1 | S | |
Upper Sorbian | 13 | b | X-S-V | 1 | P | |
Upper Sorbian | 13 | b | S-V-X | 0.5 | NA |
(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.