Re: Positioning for emphasis
| From: | David J. Peterson <dedalvs@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, September 13, 2007, 19:59 |
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On Sep 13, 2007, at 12∞30 PM, caeruleancentaur wrote:��> English is, I
believe, basically an SVO language, but this order�> can be�> rearranged
for emphasis or effect.�>�> Are there any natlangs whose order, whatever it
may be, can never be�> rearranged? If so, how do they indicate
emphasis?�>�> Likewise for any conlangs with which you may be
familiar.��I would genuinely be surprised to find a natlang that
didn't�allow any reordering at all. It doesn't seem like a natural
feature�for human language simply because real humans don't tolerate�such
rigidness when it comes to expression. Certainly a conlang�could do this, but
I don't know of any that do off the top of
my�head.��-David�*******************************************************************�"A
male love inevivi i'ala'i oku i ue pokulu'ume o heki a."�"No eternal reward
will forgive us now for wasting the dawn."��-Jim
Morrison��http://dedalvs.free.fr/�