Abstract
Whereas the modifier-noun sequence originates in an SOV system, the noun-modifier sequence arises in a system that possesses VSO as either a predominant or an optional order. This hypothesis satisfactorily explains the development of the noun-phrase order in several language families surveyed here.
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