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word ordernoun
the order of words in a text
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word ordernoun
The order of the syntactic constituents of a language.
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Word order
In linguistics, word order (also known as linear order) is the order of the syntactic constituents of a language. Word order typology studies it from a cross-linguistic perspective, and examines how different languages employ different orders. Correlations between orders found in different syntactic sub-domains are also of interest. The primary word orders that are of interest are the constituent order of a clause, namely the relative order of subject, object, and verb; the order of modifiers (adjectives, numerals, demonstratives, possessives, and adjuncts) in a noun phrase; the order of adverbials.
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word order
Word order refers to the arrangement of words in a sentence in relation to their grammatical function and according to the rules and conventions of the specific language. It is a critical aspect of syntax that determines the structure and meaning of the sentence. Word order varies between different languages. For example, in English, the basic word order is subject-verb-object (SVO), while in Japanese, it's subject-object-verb (SOV).
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Word order
In linguistics, word order typology refers to the study of the order of the syntactic constituents of a language, and how different languages can employ different orders. Correlations between orders found in different syntactic subdomains are also of interest. The primary word orders that are of interest are the constituent order of a clause – the relative order of subject, object, and verb; the order of modifiers in a noun phrase; and the order of adverbials. Some languages have relatively restrictive word orders, often relying on the order of constituents to convey important grammatical information. Others, often those that convey grammatical information through inflection, allow more flexibility which can be used to encode pragmatic information such as topicalisation or focus. Most languages however have some preferred word order which is used most frequently. For most nominative–accusative languages which have a major word class of nouns and clauses which include subject and object, constituent word order is commonly defined in terms of the finite verb and its arguments, the subject and object.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of word order in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of word order in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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- نظام كلمArabic
- slovosled, slovní pořádekCzech
- WortfolgeGerman
- orden de las palabrasSpanish
- sanajärjestysFinnish
- ordre des motsFrench
- urutan kataIndonesian
- 語順Japanese
- 어순Korean
- збороредMacedonian
- urutan kataMalay
- ordstillingNorwegian
- szyk wyrazów w zdaniu, kolejność słówPolish
- ordem das palavrasPortuguese
- порядок словRussian
- slovosledSlovak
- ordföljdSwedish
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