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word order

noun as in word arrangement

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

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The literary term “anastrophe” refers to the technique of reversing word order in a sentence for effect.

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Nordlinger and her colleagues focused on the impact of free word order at a critical moment in forming a sentence.

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The answer usually includes part of the question, with a slight modification of words or word order.

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It reminds many Lao of the French words “chien Lao,” which when transformed from proper French word order sound like “Lao dog,” a common French slur of the colonial period.

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