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===Noun phrase=== | ===Noun phrase=== | ||
===Verb phrase=== | ===Verb phrase=== | ||
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Nankôre canonical word order is SOV<sub>1</sub>V<sub>2</sub>, but OSV<sub><small>1</small></sub>V<sub>2</sub> order also occurs. Under certain circumstances, the O-argument may occur between V<sub>1</sub> and V<sub>2</sub>. The O-argument becomes backgrounded, thereby assuming a peripheral role; as a result, the clause is effectively detransitivized. The Inverse marker ''ta-'' does not occur in intransitive clauses; it must be omitted for the clause to remain grammatical. Moreover, adjuncts, which typically can occur in most positions of the clause, including clause-finally, cannot occur between V<sup>1</sup> and the relocated O-argument. This operation is called ''quasi-incorporation'', and occurs cross-linguistically in unrelated languages, e.g. Dutch and Hungarian. | |||
===Dependent clauses=== | ===Dependent clauses=== | ||
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