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Word order typology

Word order typology. SOV (Japanese). Subj Obj V Watashi-ga hon-o yonda. I-Subj book-Obj read “I read a book.”. SVO (Indonesian). Subj V Obj Tini makan durian. Tini eat durian “Tini eats durian.”. VSO (Tagalog, Philippines). V Subj Obj Kumain si-Pedro ng-isda.

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Word order typology

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  1. Word order typology

  2. SOV(Japanese) • SubjObjV • Watashi-ga hon-o yonda. • I-Subj book-Obj read • “I read a book.”

  3. SVO(Indonesian) • SubjVObj • Tini makan durian. • Tini eat durian • “Tini eats durian.”

  4. VSO(Tagalog, Philippines) • VSubjObj • Kumain si-Pedro ng-isda. • ate Subj-Pedro Obj-fish • “Pedro ate a fish.”

  5. VOS(Seediq, Taiwan) • VObjSubj • Mekan ido Pawan. • eat rice Pawan • “Pawan eats rice.”

  6. OVS(Hixkaryana) • 1. nomohtxowna horoto • came spider.monkey • “Spider monkeys came.” • 2. toto yonoye kamara • man ate jaguar • “The jaguar ate the man.”

  7. Head Position • Head-initial: The head appears in the first position of its phrase. • Head-final: The head appears in the last position of its phrase. • Head position is a meta-rule in the mental grammar.

  8. Head-Initial(Indonesian) • VP => V NP • membaca buku • read book • “read a book” • PP => P NP • kepada Ali • to Ali

  9. NP => N (Adj) Det • 1. orang itu • person that • “that person” • 2. orang tua itu • person elderly that • “that elderly person”

  10. Head-Final(Japanese) • VP => (PP) NP V • 1. hon-o yomu • book-Obj read • “read a book” • 2. uchi de hon-o yomu • home at book-Obj read • “read a book at home”

  11. PP => NP P • Tokyo ni • Tokyo to • “to Tokyo” • NP => (Det) (Adj) N • kono akai kuruma • this red car • “this red car”

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