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==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||
Vadi, as an analytic language, relies on word order to indicate the case roles of the core arguments of a clause, to delineate the constituents of a noun phrase, and to indicate the pivot in multiclausal sentences. The language is primarily SOV, although the verb phrase may occur in different locations in the clause for pragmatic purposes. However, the S-argument invariably precedes the O-argument in transitive clauses. Tense particles | Vadi, as an analytic language, relies on word order to indicate the case roles of the core arguments of a clause, to delineate the constituents of a noun phrase, and to indicate the pivot in multiclausal sentences. The language is primarily SOV, although the verb phrase may occur in different locations in the clause for pragmatic purposes. However, the S-argument invariably precedes the O-argument in transitive clauses. Tense particles typically occur in clause-final position, but when a portmanteau pronoun appears, they move from clause-final position and cliticize to the pronoun. | ||
===Constituent order=== | ===Constituent order=== | ||