- Map-Legend:
- V-Temp-Loc
- V-Loc-Temp
- Temp-Loc-V
- Loc-Temp-V
- Temp-V-Loc
- Loc-V-Temp
- Mixed Data
- No Data
| Language | Question | Subquestion | Color | Parameter | Value | Preference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akan | 16 | c | V-Loc-Temp | 1 | S | |
| Akan | 16 | c | Loc-V-Temp | 1 | P | |
| Amharic | 16 | c | Temp-Loc-V | 1 | ||
| Ika | 16 | c | Temp-Loc-V | 1 | P | |
| Ika | 16 | c | Loc-Temp-V | 1 | S | |
| Ika | 16 | c | Loc-V-Temp | 1 | S | |
| Bwamu | 16 | c | Loc-V-Temp | 1 | NA | |
| Czech | 16 | c | Temp-V-Loc | 1 | NA | |
| Jula | 16 | c | V-Loc-Temp | 1 | P | |
| Jula | 16 | c | Temp-V-Loc | 1 | S | |
| Ninkaré | 16 | c | Temp-V-Loc | 1 | NA | |
| Finnish | 16 | c | V-Temp-Loc | 1 | ||
| Finnish | 16 | c | V-Loc-Temp | 1 | ||
| Finnish | 16 | c | Temp-V-Loc | 0.5 | ||
| Gagauz | 16 | c | V-Temp-Loc | 1 | ||
| Gagauz | 16 | c | Temp-Loc-V | 1 | ||
| Gagauz | 16 | c | Loc-Temp-V | 1 | ||
| Gagauz | 16 | c | Loc-V-Temp | 1 | ||
| Mongolian | 16 | c | Temp-Loc-V | 1 | P | |
| Mongolian | 16 | c | Loc-Temp-V | 1 | S | |
| Huarong Chinese | 16 | c | Temp-Loc-V | 1 | ||
| Huarong Chinese | 16 | c | Temp-V-Loc | 0.5 | ||
| Ancash Quechua | 16 | c | Loc-Temp-V | 1 | P | |
| Ancash Quechua | 16 | c | Temp-V-Loc | 1 | S | |
| Hungarian | 16 | c | Temp-Loc-V | 1 | ||
| Hungarian | 16 | c | Loc-V-Temp | 1 | ||
| Indonesian | 16 | c | V-Loc-Temp | 1 | S | |
| Indonesian | 16 | c | Temp-V-Loc | 1 | P | |
| Italian | 16 | c | V-Temp-Loc | 1 | check | |
| Italian | 16 | c | V-Loc-Temp | 1 | check | |
| Italian | 16 | c | Temp-V-Loc | 1 | check | |
| Jejueo | 16 | c | Loc-Temp-V | 1 | NA | |
| Kazakh | 16 | c | Temp-Loc-V | 1 | P | |
| Kazakh | 16 | c | Loc-Temp-V | 1 | S | |
| Standard Mandarin | 16 | c | Temp-Loc-V | 1 | NA | |
| Marathi | 16 | c | Temp-Loc-V | 1 | P | |
| Marathi | 16 | c | Loc-V-Temp | 1 | S | |
| Mopan Maya | 16 | c | Loc-V-Temp | 1 | NA | |
| Mooré | 16 | c | V-Loc-Temp | 1 | ||
| Mooré | 16 | c | Loc-V-Temp | 1 | ||
| Nepali | 16 | c | Temp-Loc-V | 1 | P | |
| Nepali | 16 | c | Loc-Temp-V | 1 | S | |
| Newari | 16 | c | Loc-Temp-V | 1 | ||
| Turkish | 16 | c | Temp-Loc-V | 1 | P | |
| Turkish | 16 | c | Loc-V-Temp | 1 | S | |
| Kannada | 16 | c | Temp-Loc-V | 1 | ||
| Kannada | 16 | c | Loc-V-Temp | 1 | ||
| Polish | 16 | c | V-Temp-Loc | 1 | ||
| Polish | 16 | c | V-Loc-Temp | 0.5 | ||
| Polish | 16 | c | Temp-Loc-V | 0.5 | ||
| Polish | 16 | c | Loc-Temp-V | 0.5 | ||
| Polish | 16 | c | Temp-V-Loc | 1 | ||
| Polish | 16 | c | Loc-V-Temp | 0.5 | ||
| Slovene | 16 | c | V-Temp-Loc | 1 | ||
| Slovene | 16 | c | V-Loc-Temp | 1 | ||
| Slovene | 16 | c | Temp-Loc-V | 1 | ||
| Slovene | 16 | c | Loc-Temp-V | 1 | ||
| Slovene | 16 | c | Temp-V-Loc | 1 | ||
| Slovene | 16 | c | Loc-V-Temp | 1 | P | |
| Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian | 16 | c | Loc-Temp-V | 1 | ||
| Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian | 16 | c | Loc-V-Temp | 1 | S | |
| Cochabamba Quechua | 16 | c | Temp-Loc-V | 1 | P | |
| Cochabamba Quechua | 16 | c | Loc-Temp-V | 1 | S | |
| English | 16 | c | V-Temp-Loc | 1 | check | |
| English | 16 | c | V-Loc-Temp | 1 | check | |
| English | 16 | c | Temp-V-Loc | 0.5 | check | |
| Standard German | 16 | c | Temp-Loc-V | 1 | ||
| Standard German | 16 | c | Loc-Temp-V | 1 | ||
| Thai | 16 | c | V-Temp-Loc | 1 | S | |
| Thai | 16 | c | V-Loc-Temp | 1 | P | |
| Tunen | 16 | c | V-Temp-Loc | 1 | S | |
| Tunen | 16 | c | V-Loc-Temp | 1 | P | |
| Upper Sorbian | 16 | c | V-Temp-Loc | 1 | S | |
| Upper Sorbian | 16 | c | V-Loc-Temp | 1 | S | |
| Upper Sorbian | 16 | c | Temp-Loc-V | 1 | S | |
| Upper Sorbian | 16 | c | Loc-Temp-V | 1 | S | |
| Upper Sorbian | 16 | c | Loc-V-Temp | 1 | P | |
| Vietnamese | 16 | c | V-Temp-Loc | 1 | S | |
| Vietnamese | 16 | c | V-Loc-Temp | 1 | S | |
| Vietnamese | 16 | c | Temp-Loc-V | 1 | S | |
| Vietnamese | 16 | c | Loc-Temp-V | 1 | S | |
| Vietnamese | 16 | c | Temp-V-Loc | 1 | P | |
| Vietnamese | 16 | c | Loc-V-Temp | 1 | S | |
| Oromo | 16 | c | Loc-Temp-V | 0.5 | ||
| Oromo | 16 | c | Loc-V-Temp | 1 |
(16) Is there word order variation in the positioning of temporal and locative adverbs that is marked for information structure?
Alternatives to be checked: V-Temp-Loc / V-Loc-Temp / Temp-Loc-V / Loc-Temp-V / Temp-V-Loc / Loc-V-Temp
c) questioned Loc
Prompt: Where did Mary light a candle yesterday?
Mary lit a candle yesterday here. (V-Temp-Loc)
Mary lit a candle here yesterday. (V-Loc-Temp)
*Mary yesterday here lit a candle. (Temp-Loc-V)
*Mary here yesterday lit a candle. (Loc-Temp-V)
?Mary yesterday lit a candle here. (Temp-V-Loc)
*Mary here lit a candle yesterday. (Loc-V-Temp)
Explanation: If there are no adverbs, try phrases with adpositions or peripheral cases instead (in the morning, in the church).
Background: The relative order of temporal and locative expressions has often been claimed to correlate with the O-V/V-O distinction.