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word order



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These include word order preferences, such as whether verbs come before or after objects, and hierarchical structures, such as how grammatical relationships are marked within sentences.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

Several researchers noted “more short sentences, confused word order, and repetition, alongside extended digressions.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2024

Nordlinger had always argued that many Australian languages had free word order, unlike other languages.

From Scientific American • Oct. 18, 2023

This is a simplification of Yoda’s syntax, but for the sake of simplicity we’ll use that label to describe his word order.

From Slate • Dec. 4, 2019

That comes in handy in implementing the two principles of composition when they would otherwise be stymied by the rigid word order of English.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker