Distance minimization is a general principle of language. A special case of this principle in the domain of word order is swap distance minimization. This principle predicts that …
Distance minimization is a general principle of language. A special case of this principle in the domain of word order is swap distance minimization. This principle predicts that …
The bulk of existing research on word and constituent order typology assumes that languages should fit into categories such as VO, OV or lack of dominant order (cf. Greenberg …