Comparative Concept: word order (str)
Extracted from the appendix of Morphosyntax: Constructions of the World's Languages, by William Croft (2022)
word order (str)
| Typ | strategy (def) |
|---|---|
| Alias(se) | word order |
| Assoziiert | |
| Spraakbanken | word order (str) |
Umbrella
Hierarchy
Definition
the relative order of two elements in a construction. Example: in English red book, the adjective red precedes the noun book; but in Spanish libro rojo, the adjective rojo 'red' follows the noun libro 'book'. (Sections 4.2, 5.3, 6.2.2)