Re: V2
| From: | John Cowan <cowan@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, April 16, 2000, 17:06 |
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yl-ruil scripsit:
> OK, humble pie time. I've always considered myself quite a competent (if =
> ameteur) linguist, especially in the field of Germanic languages, but I =
> haven't hear of V1 or V2 - at least not that I am aware of. Could I have =
> an explanation, please and is is known by any other names.
V2 means "verb-second", i.e. the rule that the verb appears second in
main clauses, as in modern German:
Ich bin in Munich
Nun bin ich in Munich
V1 would correspondingly mean "verb-first" as in the Celtic languages,
although VSO (verb-subject-object) is the more usual label.
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