Introduction to Syntax Session 1
Introduction to Syntax Session 1
Introduction to Syntax Session 1
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Word Order<br />
• Languages exhibit different word orders.<br />
• SVO: e.g. English<br />
Peter loves Mary.<br />
• SOV: e.g. Turkish<br />
Hasan kitab-i oku-du.<br />
Hasan-subj book-object read-past<br />
‘Hasan reads the book.’<br />
• VSO: e.g. Irish<br />
Phóg Máire an lucharachán<br />
Kissed Mary the leprechaun<br />
‘Mary kissed the leprechaun.’<br />
27.05.2008 Some slides are adapted from material of A. Carnie 45