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Re: Circumfixes?

From:Andreas Johansson <and_yo@...>
Date:Wednesday, June 6, 2001, 19:53
Christophe Gandsire wrote:
[snip]
>Still, I agree that SVO, and specially VSO orders are more _practical_ than >SOV >orders, because in SOV the last slot has to be taken by the verb, and >obliges >the sentence to go to an end quite fast, so that you don't forget the >beginning.
Ever read German? Tho' SVO in normal clauses, it's SOV in relative clauses, and those can get quite long. Andreas _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.

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