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
The literary term “anastrophe” refers to the technique of reversing word order in a sentence for effect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2023
Nordlinger had always argued that many Australian languages had free word order, unlike other languages.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 18, 2023
There are various accents and dialects, but the most famous variant may be Yoda’s, which changes the word order of Galactic Basic Standard.
From Slate ● Dec. 4, 2019
As we’ll see, a writer must constantly reconcile the two sides of word order: a code for information, and a sequence of mental events.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
