Difference between revisions of "Word Order"

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In information structure-neutral indicative clauses with a transitive verb, the word order is Verb+Subject+Object (VSO). Due to restrictions on the inflection of verbs, this is primarily true only in past tense and future tense clauses. In the present tense, an auxiliary construction is typically used.

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When the verb is intransitive, then the order is

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 ===Neutral Indicative Clauses===
-In [[Information Structure (definition)|information structure]]-neutral [[Indicative mood (definition)|indicative]] [[Clause (definition)|clauses]] with a [[Transitive (definition)|transitive]] [[Verb (definition)|verb]], the word order is Verb+Subject+Object ([[VSO]]). Due to restrictions on the inflection of verbs, this is primarily true only in [[Past Tense (definition)|past]] [[Tense (definition)|tense]] and [[Future Tense (definition)|future]] [Tense (definition)|tense]] clauses.  In the [[Present Tense (definition)|present tense]], an [[Auxiliary Constructions|auxiliary construction]] is typically used.
+In [[Information Structure (definition)|information structure]]-neutral [[Indicative mood (definition)|indicative]] [[Clause (definition)|clauses]] with a [[Transitive (definition)|transitive]] [[Verb (definition)|verb]], the word order is Verb+Subject+Object ([[VSO]]). Due to restrictions on the inflection of verbs, this is primarily true only in [[Past Tense (definition)|past]] [[Tense (definition)|tense]] and [[Future Tense (definition)|future]] [[Tense (definition)|tense]] clauses.  In the [[Present Tense (definition)|present tense]], an [[Auxiliary Constructions|auxiliary construction]] is typically used.
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