Every language has directed motion constructions, but the lexicalization pattern of the
constructions may differ from one language to another. The similarities and differences of
directed motion lexicalization patterns can be used as the basis for classifying languages
typologically. This paper aims to discuss how language typology can be determined based on
directed motion lexicalization patterns found in a language. In this study I use the data of
Javanese to examine whether Javanese can be classified into Talmy’s (1975, 1985) typology of
verb-framed or satellite framed languages. Some problems and implications of this language
typology will be discussed to see whether there is interaction between directed motion
lexicalization patterns and other syntactic structures. The data of Javanese show that Javanese
has some verb framing and satellite framing characteristics, and so language typology is not
exactly definite in the sense that there are some restrictions that need to be considered
