Isaac Penzev wrote:
> Keith Gaughan wrote:
>
>>Pascal A. Kramm wrote:
>>
>>>Yes, but keep in mind that this decision was made in the late middle
>>>ages, so it refers to their knowledge at that time.
>>
>>Tsk, tsk! Quite the opposite! Languages with a VSO word order would have
>>been quite well-known. Ireland, for a start, was one of the centres of
>>learning during the Middle Ages, Gaelic and was one of the first
>>langauges with a written grammar. You can count all the other Celtic
>>languages in too.
>
> And don't forget the Biblical Hebrew: it's predominantly VSO, esp. in
> narratives.
You're right! And Classical and Modern Arabic too.
What about the other Semitic languages; are they mostly VSO too?
K.