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Re: Conlang Change and The Definite Article

From:Barry Garcia <barry_garcia@...>
Date:Sunday, April 23, 2000, 2:27
steven@olywa.net writes:
>I didn't know that there was a connection between VSO word order and the >use >of definite articles. How many VSO languages have you studied? >Approximately how many VSO languages are there all told? Are you sure >that >there is a VSO-definite article connection in natural languages?
Interesting. Tagalog prefers VSO, and there are no articles (trigger markers). I put articles in Saalangal only because I like them. Anyway..... ________________________________________________ The rattan basket criticizes the palm leaf basket, still both are full of holes.