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==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||
===Word order=== | ===Word order=== | ||
In independent clauses the word order is most commonly SVO, but in dependent clauses will change to VSO It will not be difficult to analyze Tizian as a topic prominent language in which the canonical VSO word order changes to front the topic in independent clauses. | |||
===Copulas=== | ===Copulas=== | ||
The copula ''im'' literally means "to be an element/subset of", thus it turns the predicate into the generic number. | The copula ''im'' literally means "to be an element/subset of", thus it turns the predicate into the generic number. | ||