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Re: Typologic survey, part I

From:Robert Hailman <robert@...>
Date:Monday, January 29, 2001, 3:48
taliesin the storyteller wrote:

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> ---- PART I Conlang Typlogic Survey 2001 ---- > > House-keeping data > > Name of the participating conlang:
Ajuk
> Name/id of the creators:
Robert Hailman
> Name/id of the submitter, if different from the creator: > Place used, if any:
In conworld - Ajuki Sal In real world - amongst creator and close friends
> Web-address with more information, if any: > Type of language as per Rick Harrison's system[2]:
2.1.2
> 1: Word order of Subject (S), Object (O) and Verb (V) > > The possible orders are: SVO/SOV/VSO/VOS/OSV/OVS/free/doesn't apply > Which order(s) is/are most common?
SVO
> Which orders are possible?
SVO (unmarked), OVS (to emphasize object), VSO & VOS (questions).
> Is the order different if the verb is intransitive, if so, how?
SV unmarked, VS for questions.
> If it doesn't apply, why? > > ---- END part I ---- > [2] btw, has anyone a better/different classification scheme?
I've always found that scheme to be fairly weak with regards to a priori languages, I think it should specify a bit more about the mophology and such about the language. -- Robert