Re: Language Change
| From: | Barry Garcia <barry_garcia@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, January 5, 2000, 1:16 |
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torpet@pp.qnet.fi writes:
>Because of this reason, "pure" VSO and SOV languages are rather uncommon.
>(since when a language is almost reaching "purity" it probably turns to
>slowly go the other way).
> (German: SOV, though taking a look at the main clauses you'll
>notice that
>it isn't "pure").
I know that Tagalog goes between being SVO, and VSO. However, when the
subject goes before the predicate, a linker is needed (they use 'ay').
>
However, from one of my books, it says that the SVO order is considered
formal, and in every day speech VSO is used.
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